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43 <br /> G. NC State Government Funding <br /> The plan includes a 25% capital cost contribution by the NC Department of Transportation <br /> (NCDOT) for both light rail and commuter rail projects in Durham County. This level of <br /> participation was established by the State in its participation in the Charlotte Blue Line <br /> light rail project in 2003. The plan assumes that NCDOT also pays for 10% of bus capital <br /> costs (replacement buses, new buses, park and ride lots, etc) consistent with its current <br /> practices. Based on these precedents, NCDOT assumed contributions to the plan total <br /> $465 million in YOE dollars from 2012 through 2035. <br /> H. Federal Government Funding <br /> The plan projects that the US Government will contribute 50% of the capital cost for both <br /> the light rail and commuter rail projects in Durham County. This was the federal level of <br /> participation in the Charlotte Blue Line light rail project and is consistent with federal <br /> funding outcomes for most rail projects in the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts <br /> program in recent years. <br /> The plan assumes that the Federal Government also pays for 80% of bus capital costs, <br /> consistent with its current practices, and continues to provide operating appropriations <br /> consistent with present FTA operating grant formulas. Federal Government contributions <br /> to the plan are projected to be $926 million in YOE dollars from 2012 through 2035. <br /> I. Passenger Revenue <br /> This revenue source accounts for the fares we receive from our bus service, commuter rail <br /> service, and light rail service. <br /> J. Cost allocation along the county border <br /> A cost-sharing understanding was reached by officials from both Durham and Orange <br /> County which identifies how costs would be allocated for the light rail project that crosses <br /> their county border. This understanding calls for Durham County to fund all rail <br /> investment (capital, operations, and maintenance costs) within Durham County with the <br /> exception of the light rail investment found within those portions of the Chapel Hill town <br /> limit which are inside Durham County. Conversely Orange County will fund all bus and rail <br /> investments within Orange County and within the Chapel Hill municipal limit. Costs and <br /> expenses for regional bus service for the Durham and Orange county region are shared on <br /> a 50-50 basis in this Plan. <br /> Page 114 <br />