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### RICHAR D J . BROW N CLER KO F TH E HOUS E 

## HOUS E O FREPRESENTATIVE S STAT E O FMICHIGA

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## Marc h 4 , 201 0 U.S . Secretary o f

Transportatio n Re - Michiga n Hous e Resolutio n No . 21 4

RJB:dc s Enclosur e Sincerely , Richar dJ . Brown , Clerk Michigan Hous e o f

Representative s

PHONE : (517 ) 37 3 013 5 . FAX : (517 ) 373-593 0 • E-MAIL : rbrown(@house.mi.go vHous e Resolutio n No . 21 4 OfTere db y Representative s Geiss , Byrnes , Ball . Bamett . Conslan , Cushingberry , Gonzales , Green , Gregory , Haugh , Hucldeberry . Rober t Jones , Kandrtvas , Knollenberg . LeBlanc , Leland . Lenunons , Liss , Mayes , Meadows , Opsominer , Pearce . Polidori , Wayn e Schmidt , Betli e Scott . Smith , Stanley , Swiialski an dWals h A RESOLUTIO N T O ENCOURAG E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N T O APPROV E T H E APPLICATIO N O FDELT A AI RLINE S FO RA NE W ROUT E FRO M DETROI T METROPOLITA N AIRPOR T T O HANED A AIRPOR T I N JAPA N WHEREAS . Th e ne w Ope n Skie s bilatera l aviatio n agreemen t wit h Japa n allow s fo

r limite dU . S airlin e servic e into Haned a Airpon , als o know n a- ; Toky o Inlemationa l Airpor t an dth e larges t

i n Japan , fo

r th e firs t tim e sinc e 1978 . Delt aAir Line s ha s applie d fo r th e right s t o operat e dail y servic e int o Haned afro mDetroil , Seattle , Lo s Angeles , an dHonolul u Delta' s Detroi t hu b i s on e o f

th e larges t an dmos t

effectiv e U. S airlin e hub s fo r servic e t o Asi aandprovide s convenien t connectin g servic e fro

mmor e than 10

0 America n cities ; an d WHEREAS , Ove r

50 0 Japanes e companie s ar e locate di n Michigan , andMichiga n export s ove r S I 5 billio n ayear

t o Japan Th e loca l marke t an dconneciin g servic e woul dstrongl y support ai r servic e t o Haneda . Ne w ai r

servic e t o Haned awoul dcreat e direc t and immediat e economi c benefit s fo r metropolita n Detroi t

andth e stal e o f

Michigan . A ne w transpacifi c ai r rout e can generat e u p t o SI5 0 millio n i n annua l economi c activity , an dDeltaestimate s tha t 30 0 job s ar e create dl o support eac h ne w long-hau l transpacifi c R>ute : an d WHEREAS , Wit

h fou r ne w Haned aai r

route s t o award , th e U.S . Dcpanmen l o f Transportatio n shoul dselec l th e earne r tha t will maximize th e consume r an deconomi c benefit s associate dwit h th e ne w bilatera l aviatio n agreemenl . Th e departmen t ha s th e opportunit y t o ensur e tha i Michiga n remain s a

n importan t

gateway t o Asi aandl o boos t th e Michiga n economy b y approvin g thi s timel y application . D^ltaAir Line s i s strongl y positione dt o compet e wit h Japanes e carrier s an dthei r U.S . partner s i

n larg e loca

l market s titai wil l receiv e ne w Haned aservice , now , therefore , b e it RESOLVE D B Y TH E HOUS E O FREPRESENTATIVES , That we encourag e th e U S Depanmen t o f Transportatio n l o approv e th e applicatio n o f

Delt aAi r

Line s fo r ane w rout e fro

mDetroi t Metropolita n Airpor

t t o Haned aAirpor

t i n Japan , an db e i

t further RESOLVED , Th^ t

copies o f

thi s resolutio n b e transmitte dt o th e Secretary o f th e U.S . Depanmen t

o f Transportation . Adoptedb y th e Hous e o f Representatives . Marc h 4 , 2010 .



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