{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-921.87","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 50-921.87","heading":"Fare-Free Bus Fund established.","body":"(a)\nThere is established as a special fund the Fare-Free Bus Service Fund (\"Fund\"), which shall be administered by the Mayor in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.\n\n(b)\nProvided that the Chief Financial Officer certifies that sufficient revenue exists pursuant to section 11bb, there shall be deposited into the Fund general retail sales tax revenue collected pursuant to Chapter 20 of Title 47 of the D.C. Official Code as follows:\n(1)\nIn Fiscal Year 2023 -- $11 million;\n(2)\nIn Fiscal Year 2024 -- $43.03 million; and\n(3)\nIn Fiscal Year 2025 -- $45.18 million;\n(4)\nIn Fiscal Year 2026 -- $47.44 million; and\n(5)\nFor each succeeding fiscal year after Fiscal Year 2026, an amount equal to 105% of the prior year's amount.\n\n(c)\nMoney in the Fund shall be used to support the fare buydown agreement entered into pursuant to § 50-921.02(h) to provide fare-free Metrobus transportation within the District and 24-hour daily Metrobus service on Metrobus lines as specified by the fare buydown agreement.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nThe money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.\n(2)\nSubject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.","path":["Title 50. Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.","Chapter 9A. Department of Transportation.","Subchapter V. Transit Subsidies for District Residents."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/50-921.87","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"a00a14d1d70bff2d036bc3460fbc8513304cd632cf004aeb1af0ce15756b95a3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-921.86","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-50-921.88"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}