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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 558 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2366 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Julian Cyr |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act establishing a special commission on micro-transit. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and IslandsJoanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester1/28/2025 1 of 3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 558 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2366 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2366) of Julian Cyr and Joanne M. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Comerford for legislation to establish a special commission on micro-transit to study existing |
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| 20 | 20 | | and emerging micro-transit services and its funding in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Transportation. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act establishing a special commission on micro-transit. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 There shall be a special commission on micro-transit to study existing and emerging |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2micro-transit services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and funding to: (i) benchmark |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3different types of micro-transit operating models, including those operated by a regional transit |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4authority and those operated by other entities, various types of micro-transit services, and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5populations dependent upon these services; (ii) assess funding sources and current limitations or |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6outstanding funding needs related to offering micro-transit services in regions across the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7Commonwealth; and (iii) define micro-transit services for the purposes of determining eligibility |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8for state funding; (iv) estimate annual state funding needed to support existing and emerging |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9micro-transit services across the Commonwealth and propose a mechanism and frequency for |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10reassessing such state funding estimate to account for changes in micro-transit needs and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11opportunities in the future; and (v) to explore micro-transit as a way to close mobility gaps, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12enhance connectivity across existing transit services, and address inequities in transportation 2 of 3 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13access for certain geographies and populations. The commission shall consist of the following |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14members or their designees: the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on transportation |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15who shall serve as co-chairs; 1 member of the house of representatives, who shall be appointed |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member of the senate, who shall be |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 2 persons to be appointed by the Massachusetts |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18Association of Regional Transit Authorities, both of whom shall be former or current |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19administrators of a regional transit authority and 1 of whom represents a regional transit |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20authority that serves rural communities and 1 of whom represents a regional transit authority that |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21has offered micro-transit services; 1 person to be appointed by the Massachusetts Statewide |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22Independent Living Council; 1 person representing the rail and transit division of the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23Massachusetts Department of Transportation; 2 persons representing existing or emerging micro- |
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| 53 | 53 | | 24transit service operated by an entity that is not a regional transit authority; 1 person representing |
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| 54 | 54 | | 25the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Mobility Assistance Program; 1 person |
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| 55 | 55 | | 26representing the Rural Policy Advocacy Commission; 1 person representing the Massachusetts |
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| 56 | 56 | | 27Public Health Association; 1 person representing Transportation for Massachusetts; 1 person |
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| 57 | 57 | | 28representing the Massachusetts Councils on Aging; and 2 persons to be appointed by the |
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| 58 | 58 | | 29governor, 1 of whom shall be a representative of a municipality sponsoring or operating a micro- |
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| 59 | 59 | | 30transit service and 1 of whom shall be a representative of a health care organization whose |
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| 60 | 60 | | 31patients and employees are served by micro-transit. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 32 The commission shall file a final report of its study and recommendations with the clerks |
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| 62 | 62 | | 33of the senate and house of representatives, the house and senate committees on ways and means, |
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| 63 | 63 | | 34the joint committee on transportation and the secretary of transportation not later than 15 months 3 of 3 |
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| 64 | 64 | | 35after this section takes effect; provided, however, that the commission may make a draft report |
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| 65 | 65 | | 36available to the public for comment before filing its final report. |
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