Ordinance on the Participation of Municipalities in the Canton's Contribution to the Federal Railway Infrastructure Fund (VB BIF) (VBBIF)

1 The contributions of the individual municipalities within the framework of calculating

the participation of the municipalities in the canton's contribution to the rail infrastructure fund in accordance with § 31a PVG are calculated based on the ratio of their population to the population of the canton.

2 The population of the municipalities is determined by the number of inhabitants in accordance with § 8 lit. e of the Fiscal Equalization Act of 12 July 20103 and § 1 of the Fiscal Equalization Ordinance of 17 August 20114.

3 The Zurich Public Transport Network (Zürcher Verkehrsverbund) calculates the contributions of the municipalities for the subsequent contribution year based on the canton's participation calculated by the Federal Office of Transport in accordance with Art. 23 of the Ordinance of 14 October 2015 on the Concessioning, Planning and Financing of Rail Infrastructure. It communicates the results of the calculation to the municipalities by the end of June of the preceding year.

1 The Department of Economic Affairs invoices the municipalities for the contributions quarterly.

2 If the Federal Office of Transport adjusts the canton's participation in the course of the contribution year, the resulting change in the municipalities' contributions will be balanced with the fourth quarterly invoice.

1 OS 73, 521; for justification, see ABI 2018-10-05.

2 Entry into force: January 1, 2019.

3 LS 132.1.

4 LS 132.11.

5 LS 740.1.

6 SR 742.120.

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