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Alameda CTC Mass Transit Program Implementation Guidelines <br />U. Vehicle Registration Fee (VRF): Measure F, Alameda County's VRF Program, approved <br />by the voters in November 2010 with 63 percent of the vote. It will generate approximately <br />$11 million per year through a $10 per year vehicle registration fee. Administered by the <br />Alameda CTC, the VRF funds four main types of programs and the distribution percentage <br />is as follows: local streets and roads (60 percent); transit (25 percent); local transportation <br />technology (10 percent); and bicycle and pedestrian projects (5 percent). <br />V. Welfare to Work: Transit services to enhance transportation opportunities for persons <br />making the transition from welfare to work. <br />Section 5. Mass Transit Fund Allocations <br />A. These Implementation Guidelines provide guidance on the Mass Transit Fund allocation <br />process for Measure B pass- through funds and Measure B Express Bus Services Grant <br />Program and VRF Transit for Congestion Relief Program funds. <br />Measure B Mass Transit Pass - through Funds <br />a. General: Alameda CTC distributes Measure B Mass Transit Pass - through <br />Funds to transit operators in Alameda County to be spent on maintenance of <br />transit services, restoration of service cuts, expansion of transit services, and <br />passenger safety and security. Transit operators in Alameda County receive <br />their proportional share of mass transit pass- through funds based on <br />percentages of net revenues generated by the Measure B sales and use tax <br />(which share shall be adjusted annually as described in the Master Program <br />Funding Agreement). These funds are allocated on a monthly basis directly <br />to each transit operator. <br />b. Eligible Uses: The Measure B Mass Transit pass - through funds may be <br />used for capital projects, programs, maintenance, or operations that directly <br />improve mass transit services. Eligible uses for these funds include, but are <br />not necessarily limited to: <br />1) Capital projects, including: <br />a) All phases of capital projects, including feasibility studies, <br />planning, and environmental <br />b) Upgrades to or expansions to bus, ferry, rail, and shuttle <br />infrastructure <br />c) Purchase or lease of equipment or new vehicles for transit <br />services <br />2) Mass transit system operations and services, including commuter <br />rail; express, local, and feeder bus; and ferry <br />3) Paratransit services <br />4) Welfare to Work services <br />5) Direct staff and consultant costs to develop, plan, implement, <br />operate and maintain transit projects and programs <br />