Bill > H2975

This bill proposes to amend Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 81, section 31, subsection (a), to allow the use of the Highway Fund, a state fund dedicated to transportation projects, to convert private ways into public ways. Specifically, it adds language that would increase the amount of funds available to a city or town based on the mileage of private ways shown on its official map, provided that any additional funds generated by this inclusion are used solely for the purpose of converting these private ways into public streets. An "official map" is a map adopted by a city or town under chapter 41, section 81E of the General Laws, which helps in planning and regulating land use and development.