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Environmental Planning
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) prepares environmental studies to identify the possible environmental impacts associated with its proposed development projects. The MAA makes copies of each draft document available to the public in an effort to obtain meaningful input regarding its proposed development, and holds public meetings during the open review period for each environmental document. The MAA responds to public questions and comments, and publishes its response in the final environmental document. The MAA must receive the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on its final environmental document in order to receive federal funding for a proposed project.
Recent Environmental Documents
New Horizons, An Environmental Overview of BWI Airport
The Maryland Aviation Administration has created an environmental overview for its neighbors and members of the aviation community who are interested in the airport, the environment and the delicate balance that exists between the two. Through this overview, the MAA hopes to relay to the public its commitment to environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance and responsible resource management. View the report.
Environmental Assessment for Proposed MAA Development at BWI Airport (2000-2005)
The MAA published a draft environmental assessment for its ongoing development on and near BWI Airport on August 30, 2000, to address the need for and potential environmental effects associated with the following proposed facilities:
- Terminal area parking and roadway improvements
- Terminal building additions
- Airside improvements
- New public parking garage
- New tenant parking facilities
- New consolidated rental car facility on New Ridge Road
- Maintenance support areas
The MAA published and distributed 75 copies of the draft environmental assessment on August 30, 2000. The two-volume document was distributed to the Maryland State Publications Depository Library Network, public officials, planning agencies, and to selected public library branches in Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties. The MAA accepted public questions and comments on the draft environmental assessment from August 30 to October 15, 2000, and held a public hearing on September 28, 2000, to invite comments from the public and answer any questions.
The MAA answered all questions and comments it received on the draft environmental assessment and furnished a copy to the FAA for approval on December 15, 2000. The FAA determined that the MAA had adequately addressed the potential environmental effects of the proposed projects and all public comments, and approved the environmental assessment on December 28, 2000. The final environmental assessment was distributed to all libraries, the Maryland State Publications Depository Library Network, public officials, and planning agencies that received the draft environmental assessment.
People interested in reading the approved Environmental Assessment for Proposed MAA Development at BWI Airport (2000-2005) may make arrangements by calling the Manager, Environmental Planning in the MAA Office of Planning and Environmental Services at 410-859-7103 or click here.
Environmental Assessment for Martin State Airport
The MAA has proposed several facility enhancement and rehabilitation projects for Martin State Airport, such as new corporate hangars and the relocation of the air traffic control tower. On July 22, 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed airside and landside improvements at Martin State Airport. The FONSI has been issued as a result of the completion of the environmental assessment process for this project in conformance with requirements set forth by the National Policy Act of 1969. People interested in reading the Final Environmental Assessment for Martin State Airport may make arrangements by calling the Manager, Environmental Planning in the MAA Office of Planning and Environmental Services at 410-859-7103 or click here.
ARCHEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS FOR CONSOLIDATED RENTAL CAR FACILITY, BWI AIRPORT
As required under the National Historic Preservation act, the Maryland Aviation Administration undertook archeological investigations from 2000 to 2001 to retrieve as much information as possible from the Basil Smith Farmstead site that was associated with the early truck-farming industry in Maryland. The MAA has created some web pages that describe the results of investigations at this archeological site, which is located where BWI Airport's Consolidated Rental Car Facility now stands. To see what archeologists found at the site, click here.
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