Chapter 4 • Forecasts by Facility
4.5 Other Revenue 4.5.1 Forecast Methodology and Assumptions
In addition to collected toll revenue, MDTA also collects “Other Revenue” associated with the operation of its facilities. These have been summarized into the following categories:
1. Unused Commuter and Shoppers Plan Trips 2. Transponder Fees and Sales a. Transponder sales b. Monthly Service Fees 3. Hatem E-ZPass ® program 4. Violation Recovery 5. Commercial Vehicle Fees and Discounts a. Post-Usage Discount b. Supplemental Rebate Plan c. Over-Size Permit Fee
The following sub-sections provide a description of each of the other revenue categories that are considered in this forecast. Note that previously CDM Smith also included another category called concession revenue in the annual forecast update. At the direction of MDTA, in this forecast concession revenue is no longer included in other revenue. Unused Commuter and Shoppers Plan Trips MDTA provides customers the option to enroll in commuter plans which provide discounts for frequent trips. As discussed previously in Chapter 1, MDTA offers three different Commuter Plans based on the facilities included in the plan as well as a Shoppers Plan. All plans allow customers to purchase a large number of discounted trips that must be used in a specific time period. Any remaining balance after the time periods have expired is included in other revenue as “unused pre-paid trip revenue”. Transponder Fees and Sales As of May 23, 2018, the $7.50 cost for the Standard E-ZPass ® transponder was eliminated, while costs for the Exterior Mount and Flex transponders are $13.50 and $16.50, respectively. The Standard is the more typical windshield mounted transponder, the Exterior is mounted to a passenger car’s front license plate, and the Flex is for those traveling on Express Lanes and allows vehicles to indicate if they have the number of people in their vehicle to qualify for out-of-state HOV discounts using the switch to display “HOV On”. Prior to July 1, 2015, account holders were subject to a monthly account fee of $1.50. Accounts making three-or-more transactions per month were exempt from this fee, but any user with less than three transactions were charged. As of July 1, 2015, this monthly account fee was eliminated for Maryland E-ZPass ® account holders. Monthly fees are still assessed on Maryland E-ZPass ® accounts for out-of-state customers but were temporarily paused in FY 2022 as part of customer focused business rule changes. These fees were resumed in FY 2023 on August 10 th , 2022.
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