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• international, national and local, in and through the State of Minnesota. In addition to promoting the efficient, safe and economical handling of air commerce, MAC has the responsibility of assuring residents of the metropolitan azea of the minimum environmental impact from air navigation and transportation.' MAC's jurisdiction includes all or portions of 14 counties, including the entire seven-cotmty metropolitan azea that falls under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties). The airports addressed in the Regional System Reliever Airports Study are located within these seven counties. Currently, MAC owns and operates six of the reliever system's seven airports, is addition to Minneapolis-St. Paul International. (3) 1V(aior Aviation PlanninY Activities Potential capacity constraints at Minneapolis-St. Paul International were identified in 1987 under the Adequary Study conducted by the Council, and were a major impetus for the regional reliever system study. As a result of the Adequary Study recommendation, the 1989 Metropolitan Airports Planning Law was enacted. Coinciding with the efforts of the reliever study, the Metropolitan Council has embarked on long-range airport planning efforts. These efforts focus on' the relocation of Minneapolis-St. Paul International as a long-term solution to regional capacity needs and the continued enhaucement of Minneapolis-St. Paul International until a new airport is constructed. The reliever study focused on reliever system needs that can be addressed in the interim and the long-term consistent with the major airport dual track planning/development strategy previously mentioned. State law mandates that if a new site is pursued for Minneapolis-St. Paul International, it must be located essentially equidistant from the city halls of Minneapolis and St. Paul This law was enacted so the two cities would merge their ' MAC enabling legislation. -7-