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October 24, 2014   HART receives $48.5 million in GET revenue for rail construction   The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) received $48.5 million in General Excise and Use Tax (GET) surcharge revenue this past quarter for construction of the Honolulu rail project.   The State Department of Taxation notified HART of the recent GET quarterly revenue installment, which covers the period of July through September of this year.   "We now have collected nearly $1.35 billion in local revenue funding for rail," said HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas. "The steady GET surcharge revenue, along with the $1.55 billion in secured federal funds shows our funding remains strong for the project."   The half-percent GET surcharge for Oahu, which by law can only be used for Honolulu's rail system, began in January 2007 and is set to expire at the end of 2022. The surcharge is estimated to fund 70 percent of the project's cost, with the remaining balance to be paid for with federal funds.   -END-   Media Contact: Scott Ishikawa. (808) 768-6172. cell: (808) 227-2350.