THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Bill Cassidy. M.D. 

U.S. House ofRepresentatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Congressman Cassidy: 

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

grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service 

OevelOJ)n:lent Program. 

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

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high ai.rfates and 

in:;;:uffioient s.ervic.e. Undenhe statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no ti1ore than four may be to communities in the same State .. To 

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies; the. 

stat1.1te provides flexibility in the types of air service. development projects that can be funded. 

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 

con~ideration 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 program. 

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The Honorable Anthony R Foxx 

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I am writing to express my strong support for the application submitted by the Monroe 

Regional Airport in Louisiana, for funding under the Small Community Air Service 

Development Program (SCASDP). The Monroe Regional Airport has submitted this application 

to help secure low-cost, non-stop jet service to one or more major destinations for Northeastem 

Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and Westem Mississippi. 

As you know, the Momoe regional Airport is an important local and regional economic 

engine in Louisiana. Federal funding under The Small Community Air Service Development 

Program will go a long way in helping expand jet service to more destinations in the United 

States from the Monroe Regional Airport such as a new route from Monroe to Denver. 

Once again, I support the Monroe Regional Airport's application under SCASDP. I 

respectfully request your full and fair consideration for this proposal. Thank you for your 

attention to this matter. 

Sincerely, 

~/!LA~/ Bill Cassidi."MD~ -r 

Member of Congress