Bill > S2047

This bill provides for a program of transportation development and improvements, allocating funds to various transportation-related projects and initiatives. The key provisions include: 1. $400 million in grants to municipalities for the construction and reconstruction of municipal ways, to be reimbursed by the state within 30 days of a city or town's request. 2. $30 million for the mobility assistance program, which improves transportation for elderly persons and persons with disabilities through vehicle and equipment purchases for regional transit authorities, councils on aging, and other transit providers. 3. $60 million for the replacement of the core operational system at the registry of motor vehicles. 4. The issuance of bonds by the state treasurer to fund these transportation initiatives, with the bonds to be paid back within 20 years for the municipal ways and mobility assistance program, and 10 years for the registry of motor vehicles system. 5. The designation of the county bridge connecting South Hadley and Holyoke as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge, in honor of those who served in the Vietnam War.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2047