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y LaHoo d Secretar y o f Transportatio n U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n 40 0 Sevent

h Street , SW, Suite J 020 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Dear Secretar y LaHood : C D 1 X T r n 

# > g a o9 § 1 a mwritin g t o expres s m

y suppor t fo r aSmall Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Progra mgrt mfo r Ventur aCounty/Oxnar

d Airport , whic h i s locate d i n m y congressiona

l district . Th e gran

t request^ s * ^ $520,00 0 wit

h aloca l contributio n and ticket

purchas e progra

mo f $480,00 0 a s a

n incentiv e for''ne

w air service , Oxnard Airpor

t ha s ha d continuou s passenge

r ai r servic e sinc e 1946 . Unfortunately , Unite d Expres s terminate d it s schedule d ai r servic e eariier

thi s yea r leavin g th e community' s airpor t wit h n o ai r service . Ventur aCount

y ha s apopulatio n i

n exces s o f

820,00 0 peopl e and wil l no w b e th e larges t

unserve d air passenger marke t i n th e country . Aiipor

t managemen

t ha s bee n activel y seekin g ne

w air servic e an

d ha s me t and discusse d th e marke t

potential wit

h eigh t airline s an

d al l o f the mhav e requeste d som

e for mo f revenue guarante e t o offse

t th e initia l star t u p cost . It i s m y understandin g tha

t Horizo n Ai r

ha s expresse d th e mos t

interes t a t thi s tim e and coul d provid e nonsto p servic e t o Sa n Jos e wit h flights continuin g on t

o it s market s i

n th e Pacifi c Northwest . Horizo n Ai r ha s requeste d a

n incentiv e packag e tha

t include s arevenu e guarantoe , airpor t fe e waivers , loca

l advertisin g an

d marketing , and apic-purchas e ticket progra mby loca l VenturaCount

y businesses . Th e initia

l servic e woul d includ e tw o dail y round tri p flights wit h 7 6 sea t Q-40 0 aircraf

t a t feres tha t ar e competitiv e wit

h fare s a t Burban k Airpor t an d Lo s Angele s hitemational Airport . Thi s i s amajo r upgrad e fro

mpreviou s air

service . Thi s route wil l b e well receive d by ou r loca l busines s an

d militar y community . Th e high-tec h an d bio-tec h industrie s i n Ventur aCount y wil l gieatl y benefit

wit h nonsto p servic e t

o Silico n Valley . Th e Nav y operation s a t Point Mug u an d Por t Huenem e (Nava l Bas e VenturaCounty ) als o nee d alin k t o Navy base s i

n th e Ba y Are aand Montei*ey . Thi s servic e b y Horizon Ai r wil l als o kee p Oxnar d Airpor t connecte d t

o th e Nationa

l Transportatio n System . Than k yo u fo r you r attentio n t

o thi s importan

t request . Again , 1 offe

r m y suppor t fo r th e Ventura Coimty/Oxnar

d Airpor t applicatio n and hop e tha

t yo u wil l giv e ful

l and fai r consideratio n t o consistent wit h al l relevant rule s and regulations . Sincerely , LOIS^PP S Membe r o f Congres s pRifHE n O N fiEcvcLE O r^n n