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• Achieved 1 Year Bus Ridership Goal in 3 Months <br /> By June 1993, after just three months of operation, ridership on the <br /> regional bus service had exceeded the Authority's one year goal of 1,000 <br /> riders per day. <br /> • 2% Administrative Cap Replaced by Report to General Assembly <br /> Senate Bill 63, ratified in July 1993, repealed the two percent <br /> administrative restriction on the use of regional vehicle registration tax <br /> funds. The legislation replaces the administrative restriction with annual <br /> report to the General Assembly. <br /> • Expanded NCDOT Funding for Public Transportation <br /> At the April 15 dedication of the regional bus service, Secretary Sam Hunt <br /> announced that he proposed using $5.5 million of savings from <br /> implementation of savings identified by the Government Performance <br /> Audit for expanded State assistance for public transportation. <br /> 5 <br />