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This bill provides supplemental appropriations and funding for various transportation, education, and infrastructure projects across Massachusetts for fiscal year 2025. The bill allocates approximately $837.5 million to specific initiatives, including $20 million for MBTA low-income fare relief, $100 million for MBTA workforce and safety reserves, $58 million for special education circuit breaker funding, and $100 million for career technical education school capacity building. It includes significant funding for local education projects, with specific allocations for school districts across the state for purposes like bus purchases, infrastructure improvements, technology upgrades, and capital expenses. Transportation-related funds cover regional transit authority improvements, commuter rail infrastructure, municipal road repairs, and ferry service expansions. The bill also creates reserves for transportation costs related to the 2026 World Cup and establishes provisions for transferring income surtax revenue to the Education and Transportation Innovation and Capital Fund. Many of the allocations prioritize projects in communities that are taking steps to produce new housing or support workforce development, and the funding is intended to be available through fiscal year 2028.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2514