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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2804 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3724
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to regional transit authority advisory boards.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/16/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2804 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3724
By Representative LeBoeuf of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3724) of
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf relative to regional transit authority advisory boards.
Transportation.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to regional transit authority advisory boards.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 161B, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is
2hereby amended by striking the phrase “1 year” from line 27 and 28 and inserting in place there
3of the following phrase:- 2 years .
4 SECTION 2. Said section 5 is hereby further amended by striking out the word “1-year”
5from line 40 and inserting in place thereof the following word:- 2-year .
6 SECTION 3. Section 5 of Chapter 161B, as so appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is
7hereby amended by striking the phrase “1 year” from line 42 and inserting in place there of the
8following phase:- 2 years.
9 SECTION 4. Said section 5 is hereby further amended by striking out the word “1-year”
10from line 53 and inserting in place thereof the following word:- 2-year . 2 of 2
11 SECTION 5. Section 5 is hereby further amended after line 53 by inserting the following
12paragraph:-
13 One representative of the Gateway Municipality rider community population shall serve
14on the advisory board as a voting member for a term of 3 years. Each Gateway Municipality in
15the region, as defined by MGL Chap 23A Section 3A, shall appoint a representative that is an
16active rider of the regional transit authority whom shall serve for a term of 3 years ; provided,
17however, that the representative of the disabled community, rider community and gateway
18municipality rider community shall not be appointed by the same city or town in the region. For
19authority regions that contain more than one Gateway Municipality, each municipality shall
20appoint a representative on a rotating basis in an order as determined by the board. The mayor or
21city manager and the chairman, town manager or town administrator shall appoint a resident of
22the city or town for this purpose.