Page 125 - Grapevine FY19 Operating Budget

Intergovernmental expenditures are budgeted at $10.4 million and represents contractual
payments from the 4B fund to Trinity Metro for TEXRail. This amount represents 75% of the ½
cent sales tax collected for economic development. Service is scheduled to begin January 5, 2019
and will begin with 40 daily runs initially. Service is expected to ramp up to 70 daily runs by the
end of the year. Ridership is initially projected at 8,000 passengers annually.

Since the enactment of the 3/8-cent sales tax for commuter rail in April 2007, payments to Trinity
Metro are in excess of $92 million.

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