Amendment #313 to H4600

Regional Transit Authority parity language

Mr. Murray of Milford moves to amend the bill in outside section 93 by striking out the figure "$94,000,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$150,000,000; by striking out the figure "$90,500,000" and inserting in place thereof the figure "$94,000,000"; by striking out the following language:

"provided, however, that each regional transit authority shall receive operating assistance from said item 1595-6370 of said section 2E of not less than the   amount received in fiscal year 2024; and provided further, that $3,500,000 shall be distributed to each regional transit authority based on the following formula: 60 per cent based on total transit ridership as reported on the most recent certified national transit data base report, 30 percent based on population of its member communities from the most recent census and 10 per cent based on service coverage area determined by the total square miles of its member communities." and inserting in place thereof the following language:

"provided that funds provided from item 1596-2406 of Section 2F to provide more equitable distribution of contract assistance to regional transit authorities under section 23 of chapter 161B of the General Laws shall be incorporated into each recipient's baseline funding calculation for fiscal year 2025; provided further, that funds not allocated under the preceding proviso shall be expended for operating assistance to regional transit authorities based on the following formula: (i) 60 per cent based on total transit ridership as reported on the most recent certified national transit data base report; (ii) 30 percent based on population of its member communities from the most recent census; and (iii) 10 per cent based on service coverage area determined by the total square miles of its member communities;"