THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honon~ble Vance McAllister 

U.S HouseofRepresentatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman McAllister: 

September 5, 2014 

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Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted by Monroe Regional Airport for a 

grant llllder the U.S. Department ofTransportadon~s Small Comn1lmity Air Service 

Development Program. 

The Small Community Air Service DeveJopmem Program was established to help smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies. pat1fcularlyissues related to high airfares and 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each yeatl although no more than four may be to communities in the same State. To 

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to theil' air service deficiencies, the 

statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be ftinded. 

On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department. I cannot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposal I assure you., however. 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-2014-0113 as a. contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this progratn. 

Sincerely. 

Anmo~ 
VANCE M. McALLISTER 

5nf DISTRICT, LOUISUWA 

316CANNONHOUSI< OFFICE BUILDING 

WASHINGTON, DC 20515 

1202) 22!HI490 

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July 28, 2014 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx, 

Secretary 

Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

COMMITIEE ON AGRICULTURE 

SUBCOMI.IIntES 

- CONS£RVATION. Er~£RGv .. AND fCRii&TAV 

- OEP .. RTMENT 0PERA'Tt0NS, OVERSIGHT. 

AND NIJTRmOt.. 

• GEN!RAL FARM COMMODinES AND 

RISK MAW.GfiME!IT 

COMMITIEEON 

NATURAL RESOURCES 

- FIStWUES. W'lDUFE. OcaAN, AND INSULAR AfFAIRS . 

• Purruc LAI<DS AND 

ENvlnONMENTAL ReoULAnoN 

The Monroe Chamber of Commerce is working with the Monroe Regional Airport and 

the City of Monroe to build broad support for an application for funding under the Federal 

Small Community Air Service Development Program for 2014. If awarded, the funds would be 

used to establish a direct United Airlines flight from Monroe to Denver. In addition, this 

funding will also help secure low-cost, non-stop jet service to one or more major destinations 

for Northeastern Louisiana, Southern Arkansas and Western Mississippi. 

The Monroe Regional Airport is an important local and regional community economic 

engine In Louisiana. Federal funding under the Small Community Air Service Development 

Program w.ill go a long way in expanding the service to more destinations in the United States 

from the Monroe Regional Airport. This project has my full.support. 

Thanking you in advance for your consideration, I remain 

VM:tss 

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~-Vance McAllister 

Member of Congress 

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