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(h) Promotional fares. (1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide lower or eliminate bus fares when a new route or service is provided or to boost ridership on established routes as defined by the mass transit administrator. (2) The mass transit administrator may establish or suspend fares on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty calendar days for bus routes and services. (1986, ord 86-15, sec 2; am 1990, ord 90-37, sec 7; ord 90-91, sec 1; am 2004, ord 04-141, sec 1; am 2005, ord 05-151, sec 1; am 2007, ord 07-141, sec 2; am 2009, ord 09-160, sec 2; am 2011, ord 11-62, sec 2; am 2012, ord 12-36, sec 1; am 2013, ord 13-32, sec 1; ord 13-76, sec 2; ord 13-109, sec 1; am 2016, ord 16-95, sec 2.) (1) Special fares. (1) The mass transit agency may establish a program for the issuance of the State of Hawai'i Department of Education "DOE" or college and university student, faculty, and staffbus passes. Such passes may be issued to students, faculty and staff by DOE, or a college or university and will be subject to terms to be agreed upon between either DOE, or the college or university and the mass transit agency. Students, faculty, and staff to whom such passes are issued shall pay the fare negotiated rather than a fare established under Section 18-90. (2) The mass transit agency shall offer a bus pass program for individuals whose household incomes meet the federal department of housing and urban development guidelines for households with "extremely low income" within the County for the applicable household size. The "Discount" fare category shall apply to passengers with extremely low income as established by the mass transit agency . (3) The mass transit agency may establish a program for the use of bus passes issued to passengers upon payment of the designated bus fare and which may be used for the duration specified on the pass. The passes will be issued at various locations to be selected and advertised by the mass transit agency. The mass transit agency may enter into contractual arrangements with any parties, private or public, when such arrangements are deemed to be in the best public interest for the sale and issuance of bus passes. (4) The mass transit agency may sell its passes at sales outlets throughout the island as established by a contract or purchase order between the County and the sales outlet with commission paid up to 8% per pass sold. (h) Suspension of fares; non-applicability to some services; terminates December 31, 2025. (1) All fares established by this section shall be suspended through December 31, 2025. Riders boarding and alighting any mass transit service owned, maintained, or operated by the County, shall ride free of charge. (2) This subsection shall not apply to County-contracted shared-ride services and County-operated curb-to-curb van services operated by the department of parks and recreation (3) The suspension of fares shall automatically terminate on December 31, 2025, unless extended by the council. (4) Each year, no later than July 30 after the close of the fiscal year, the mass transit administrator shall provide a report to the council regarding the performance of the mass transit system, including passenger trips carried by route, comparison to the prior year and any other service performance data requested by the council to evaluate the suspension of fares prescribed by this subsection. 18-33 SUPP. 1 (1-2017)