### THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590



### The Honorable Ron Kind U.S. House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Kind: August 06, 2013



### Thank you for yourletter supportingtheproposal submitted by the La Crosse Municipal Airpmt for a grant undertheU.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Underthe statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than four awards may beto conununities in the same State. In orderto provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that canbe funded. On June 24, the Departmentissued an orderrequesting that communities interested inreceiving a grant this yearfile their applications by July 26. As these grantrequests are pendingbefore the Department, I cannot comment onthe merits ofany particularproposal. I assure you that the Department will give full and fair considerationto all proposals that have beenproperly filed. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contactoutside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate yourinterest in this program.

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### It is with great pleasure that 

### I write this letter ofstrong supporton behalfofthe Small Community Air Service Development Program grant application submitted by the 

### La Crosse Municipal Airport. 

### It is my sincere hope that you grant this application your 

### full and favorable consideration. As the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, I am extremely proud of the quality services provided by the La Crosse Municipal Airport, which is a vital resource to the economic future Western Wisconsin. The purpose ofthis grant is to help attract a new airline or additional non-stop destinations for the La Crosse Municipal Airport that could stimulate the market enough to benefit the community through lower priced tickets and/or more efficient routing to the end destination. This new competition or service for the region would benefit La Crosse and this region ofWestern Wisconsin. ! am happy to lend this grant proposal my strong support. Given its merit and potential benefits, 

### I sincerely believe this grant deserves your support as welL Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Please feel free to contact me if I can provide further support ofthis funding request.

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