Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 897239.pdf

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the statute's delineation of those two municipalities' respective jurisdiction is clear.
The "municipality ... controlling and operating" the airport has "exclusive
jurisdiction and control." Id. The "municipality in which the airport ... is
located" has "[no] police jurisdiction." I d. The statute thus evidences the
legislative desire to avoid uncertainty between jurisdictional lines. Its plain
language compels the result that the Port of Seattle is the only local jurisdiction
whose laws apply at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Our analysis of

RCW 14.08.330 should end there. 3
B. The Majority's New Test for RCW 14.08.330 Belies the Statute's Text,
Renders Other Provisions Meaningless, and Will Prove Unworkable

The majority creatively seeks to avoid the statute's plain language by
dividing the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport into two parts. The first part is a