Bill > H2965

This bill establishes a special commission to study transportation and transit improvements in wards 6 and 7 of Boston, specifically focusing on the South Boston Waterfront area. The commission, composed of ten members including elected officials, representatives from the Boston Transportation Department, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), the Massachusetts Highway Department, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, and the Seaport TMA (Transportation Management Association), will review current infrastructure and recommend priorities for transportation projects using funds from a specific budget line item (6622-1383) established in a 2014 act. The commission is required to report its findings to the state senate and house committees on ways and means by June 1, 2016. Additionally, the bill amends another budget line item (6622-1382 from chapter 70 of the acts of 2014) by removing a clause that referenced the recommendations of the 2014 South Boston Waterfront Transportation Plan.