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EXHIBIT A <br /> pg. 15 of 69 <br /> G. NC State Government Fund, inn <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 U5 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 /> I <br /> j Page 14 <br /> i <br />