FY2017 PROPOSED BUDGET

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
Chapter 2
Proposed FY2017 Budget
Metro is proposing an FY2017 budget totaling $3.1 billion, which includes the operating and debt
service ($1.8 billion), reimbursable ($195.0 million) and capital ($1.1 billion) budgets. The total
funding for the budget is comprised of the following sources:
• Passenger fares and parking fees of $829.0 million;
• State and local funding of $1.26 billion, consisting of $866.5 million of operating subsidy,
$34.2 million for reimbursable projects, and $390.6 million in local match and system
performance funds for the capital program;
• Federal funding of $469.5 million, consisting of $299.5 million in formula and other grants
and $170.0 million in Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act (PRIIA) funding,
including $21.5 million awarded in prior years;
• Planned long-term financing for the capital program of $287.7 million; and
• Other funding, including advertising, joint development, fiber optic revenues, reimbursable
funding from MWAA for the Silver Line, and other sources totaling $236.2 million.
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