THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable Ron Kind 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Kind: 

August 06, 2013 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the La Crosse Municipal Airpmt 

for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation'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. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four awards may be to conununities in the same State. 

In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the 

Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST -2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
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The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary 

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Dear Secretary Foxx: 

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It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of strong support on behalf of the 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 of this 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 of Western 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 of this funding request. 

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