Bill > S1959

This bill aims to establish the Metropolitan Transportation Network, which would include the existing Metropolitan Highway System, the Metropolitan Waterways System, and certain Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) assets. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Expanding the definition of the Metropolitan Highway System to include additional highways and related infrastructure. 2. Defining the "Metropolitan Waterways System" as the comprehensive system of water transportation extending from Cape Ann to Plymouth Harbor. 3. Defining "MBTA Assets" as the bus, fixed transit, boat, and rail systems of mass transportation owned, operated, or managed by the MBTA that serve the same transportation routes or geographic area as the Metropolitan Highway System. 4. Requiring the Department of Transportation to develop and implement a comprehensive system of tolling and travel on the Metropolitan Transportation Network, including incentives for using MBTA assets, dynamic or peak period pricing, and integration between different modes of transportation. 5. Allowing the use of toll revenue to operate, maintain, repair, replace, enhance, and expand the MBTA assets, subject to the Department's obligations to bondholders. The overall goal of the bill is to create a coordinated and integrated transportation network for the metropolitan area, leveraging both highway and public transportation assets.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1959