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Y O F TRANSPORTATIO N joTORWIO M WASHINGTON , D.C
. 2059 0 ;i- i njupATi n Septembe r

09 , 201 1 ' •' ' '•^••' - ^ A '\ : 3 0

Th e Honorabl e Harr

y Rei d Unite d State s Senate Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senator Reid : Than k yo u fo r your letter supportin g tli e proposa

l submitte d b

y th e Consortiu mo f

Wes t Wendove r fo r agrant under th e Small Communit

y Ai r Servic e Development

Program
. Th e Smal l Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe d t

o help smaller

communitie s addres s ai r

servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate d t o hig h airfare s an

d insufficien

t service
. Unde

r th e statute , the U.S
. Department o f Transportatio n ma

y mak e amaximu mo f

4 0 grant award s eac h year , although n o more tha n 4 ma y b e lo communitie s i

n th e same State
. I

n order to provid e communitie s wit

h latitud e i

n developin g solution s t

o their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statute allow s significan

t flexibility in ho w the financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n July 1 , th e Department

issue d a n order requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste d in receivin g a gran t thi s yea r file thei r application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e grant

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a

msure you understan d tha t 1 canno t commen t on th e merit s o f

any particula

r proposal
. I c£u

i assure you , however , tha t the Departmen

t wil l giv e ful

l consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha

t hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , 1 a

mplacin g acop

y o f you r lette r an d thi s respons e i n Docke

t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e thArecor

d o f thi s matter . I appreciate you r interes t i n thi s program . I

f I ca n provid e furthe&*rifqpm/io n o r assistance , pleas e fo/ifte e t o call me .SlO-110803-01 2

HARRY REI D MAJUH l l Y LtAUt f NEVAD A 

# lanite dState s Senat e WASHINGTON , D C 20510-701 2 Jul y 29,201 1

Th e Honorabl e Raymon d H
. LaHoo d Secretar y U.S
. Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 1200 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington , D C 2059 0
Dea r Mr
. Secretary : I a mwritin g t o yo u today i n suppor t o f th e Wes t Wendover

Public-Privat e Partnershi p and it s applicatio n to th e FY201 1 Smal l Conununit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m (SCASD)
. Th e SCAS D Progra

mwoul d hel p t o brin g commercia l passenge r

ai r servic e t o Wendover Airport , th e Elk o Regional Airport , Reno , Sa h Lak e Cit y an d La s Vegas , an d potentially , th e Ely Airport
. Th e Public-Privat e Partnershi p ha s establishe d significant local private an d publi c matchin g fund s t o assis t i n thi s effor

t whic h i s atestamen t

to th e economi c an d socia l impac t thi s servic e woul d hav e o n th e commimit y an d th e commitmen t

th e coalitio n ha s t o th e project s success . Th e Elko Count

y Diversificatio n Authorit y an d th e Elk o Are aChamber o f Commerc e joi n m e i n suppor

t o f th e application
. Schedule d commercial servic e t o LAS , RNO , and SLC wil l significantl y improv e th e economi c environmen t fo r loca l businesse s tryin g t o remai n competitiv e i n th e marketplace
. B y executin g th e planne d servic e specifie d in th e application , Elko Count

y visitor s and resident s wil l b e bette r abl e t o acces s national and internationa

l market s an d destinations
. Th e expansio n o f

ai r servic e into thes e norther

n Nevad acommunitie s wil l hel p Nevada' s econom y grow , whic h i s why I suppor t th e Wes t Wendover

Publi c Privat e Partnership' s application
. I hop e yo u keep m y recommendatio n i n min d whe n makin g you r fundin g decisions
. I f

yo u hav e any question s abou t thi s request , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t Bo b Herber

t o f m y staf f a t 228-4578
. Than

k you fo r you r tim e an d consideration
. Sincerely ,

HARR^i^REI

D Unite d State s Senato r HR:rt h