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3.2 Fares will be assessed for use of the transit services. The County will collect and <br />retain the fares as follows, provided that the County may enter into agreements as it may deem <br />necessary and proper to provide for bus services to be provided otherwise than by payment of such <br />fees: <br />Adult (12 years and older) <br />$1.00 each way <br />Children (2 years to 11 years) <br />$ 0.50 each way <br />Seniors (65 and older with identification) <br />$ 0.50 each way <br />Disabled (with identification) <br />$ 0.50 each way <br />Medicare recipients (with identification) <br />$ 0.50 each way <br />Children under 2 years <br />FREE <br />Certified ADA Paratransit Passengers <br />$2.00 each way <br />3.3 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds can only be accessed on a <br />reimbursement basis. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement that might be construed <br />to the contrary, the County shall not be obligated by this Agreement to expend any funds, but it is <br />understood and agreed that the funds provided by La Porte may only be expended if the County, <br />to the extent that the County at its sole option, expends matching funds for the purpose of seeking <br />FTA reimbursement. La Porte's funding hereunder will be used for payment of the matching <br />contributions required by a local recipient. All FTA reimbursement will be the property of the <br />County. <br />ARTICLE 4. Independent Parties <br />4.1 This Agreement is not intended to create and shall not constitute a partnership or joint <br />venture between the Parties. Parties shall have and retain the exclusive right of control over <br />employment, firing, discipline, compensation, insurance, and benefits in accordance with the <br />applicable laws of the State of Texas. La Porte has no authority to bind or otherwise obligate the <br />County orally, in writing or by any act or omission. Nothing contained herein shall establish an <br />agency, employee -employer relationship, partnership, joint enterprise, joint employer, or joint <br />venture relationship by or between the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement will create or be deemed <br />to create a relationship between the Parties to this Agreement, including a relationship in the nature <br />of a third -parry beneficiary or fiduciary. <br />5 <br />