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### Th e Honorabl e Michel e Bachmann U.S . Hous e o f

Representative s Washington , D C 2051 5 Dea r Congresswoma

n Bachmann : Than k yo u fo r your letter supportin g the proposa

l submitte db

y th e St . Clou dRegiona

l Airpor t fo r agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit

y .Ai r Sei-vic e Developmen

t Program . The Small Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe dt

o help smaller

communitie s addres s ai r

servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dl o high airfare s an dinsufficien

t service . Unde

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

y mak e amaximumo f

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

n th e same State . I

n orde r to provide communitie s wit

h latitud e i

n developin g solution s to their ai r servic e deficiencies , the statute allow s significan

t flexibility i

n ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e u.sed . O n Jul y 1 . th e DeparUnen

t issue da n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste din receivin g a gran t thi s yem - file thei r application s b

y Augus t 2 , A s thes e gran

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

msure you understan dtha t I cannot commen t o n th e merit s o f

any particula

r proposal . I ca

n assur e you , however , tha t the Departmen

t will giv e ful

l consideratio n to al l proposal s tha

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

mplacin g acopy o f

you r letter andthi s respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-0 ! 1 9 a s acontac t outside ih^^Qkor

do f thi s matter . I appreciate your interes t in thi s program . I

f 1 ca n provid e furthe

r inforofeti/

n o r assistance , pleas e feelif^t o cal l me .

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# Letter s o f Suppor t

MtCHKl E BACHMAN N i-.-fl••-,. ? Ml-*-•-.>, » 

## Coii2res( 0 o f ti n ©iittt b ^tntes f jg^ous r D ( JKcprtBtntattbr ^ jaiasllUiBton . D C 20515-230 & ic-- ; i-.v.' .

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Apri l 29.201 ! Th e Honorabl e Ra

y Laltoix l Departmen t

o f Tmiuportaiio n 120 0 Nc* ' Jerse y Ave. . SV . Washington . O C 2059 0 Dea r Mr . Secretary : I writ e 1 0 encourag e you r consideratio n oftli c applicatio n for gran t fund» , throug h th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

(SCASD ) Program , fo

r th e St . Clou dAirpon , i n St . c;ioud . Minnesota . Tli e St . Clou dAirport

i s avita l resourc e i n Centra l Minnesota , an dtit e loca l communit y depend ; o n it s services . 1 h e propoiia

l for $750,00 0 for

th e St , Clou dAirport

wil l enhanc e Ai r

Service , an d1 urg e yo u t o carefull y conside r (h e merit s o f

(b e proposal . Th e gran t

fund s woul db e u.scdt o offse t startu p costs , pa y for marketin g efforts , an dhel p t o cove r an y cost s incurre db y carriers . Thi s i s no t

a n earmark , a s th e ftmd s liav c alread y bee n authorize dfor th e grant . Thi s i s no t

aonc-«dc d federa l handout , a s th e cit y an dloca l businesse s wil l als o match , t o apoint , th e SCAS D dollars . CI K cit y o f .St , Clou dha s promise d$50,00 0 an dbusinesse s ar c developin g pledge s t o suppor t th e airport . Th e pledge s wotd dcontractuall y obligat e th e businesse s to us e aportio n o f thei r annua l trave l budge t

o n th e St . Clou dAirport

services . Fo r th e abov e reasons . I ca n confidentl y sa y that awardin g aSCAS D gran t fo r $750,00 0 t o th e Sl . Clou d Airport i s bot h goo dpolic y for

Minnesot afamilies , an dsoun dspendin g o f taxpaye r dollars . Pleas e contac t

m y offic e i f

w e ca n b e o f

servic e man y way . O n behal f o f myself , an dm y constitueni.' s I than k yo u fo r you r thoughtfu l considcFatto n o f thi s teqtKSt . SiiKerely .

/ / /•<.<.< • O/^^t ^ Michel e Bachman n Membe r o f Congres s

Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e

Developmen t Progra m 

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