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MA H4547

MA H4547
Authorizing and accelerating transportation investment


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Introduced
03/05/2020
In Committee
07/10/2020
Crossed Over
07/16/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

House, No. 4506, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. March 5, 2020.

AI Summary

This bill: Authorizes and provides funding for a wide range of transportation projects and improvements across Massachusetts, including on the interstate and non-interstate highway system, municipal ways, non-federally aided roadways and bridges, the state's rail and transit networks, and airport infrastructure. Key provisions include $5.6 billion for federal highway projects, $300 million for municipal ways, $1.75 billion for non-federally aided roadways and bridges, $400 million for rail improvements, $330 million for regional transit authorities, $2.6 billion for MBTA system modernization, $825 million for South Coast Rail, and $89 million for airport improvements. The bill also establishes a supplemental infrastructure financing mechanism for transportation projects, allows the MassDOT and MBTA to use job order contracting, and makes various other changes to transportation-related laws.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

House Committee on Ways and Means (H)

Last Action

Reported by H5248 (on 01/06/2021)

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