FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 1998
CONTACT: Dana Hagerty 202/225-2165
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Collin C. Peterson (DFL-7th District) announced today that the House Transportation Committee has passed H.R. 2748, the Airline Service Improvement Act, which includes language to relieve Fergus Falls of its obligation to pay a local match for participating in the Essential Air Service Program.
"Fergus Falls is one step closer to accomplishing a goal they have been working toward for a long time," Peterson said. "By relieving the city of this portion of the cost, it should be easier to attract an air carrier to the city."
Without this legislation, Fergus Falls and the State of Minnesota would have to pay 25 percent of the cost to provide essential air service once an air carrier is brought into the city.