SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of section 196 of chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:- As of January 1, 2017, the report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) the project or service contracted for; (2) the term of the contract; (3) the projected savings and any realized savings; and (4) the basis for any projected or realized savings, including, but not limited to, all direct and indirect costs related to the services provided by the privatization contract, including employee wage and salary rates, retirement, insurance or other employee benefit costs, adjustments to employee scheduling policies and any change in the aggregate number of employees needed to provide the service.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of said section 196 of said chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by striking out clause (iii) and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

(iii) the expected and actual cost of the contract and the basis for such costs, including, but not limited to, all direct and indirect costs related to the services provided by the privatization contract, including employee wage and salary rates, retirement, insurance or other employee benefit costs, adjustments to employee scheduling policies and any change in the aggregate number of employees needed to provide the service.

SECTION 3. Said section 196 of said chapter 46 of the acts of 2015 is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following subsection:-

(d) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, during any time period that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is not be subject to sections 52 to 55, inclusive, of chapter 7 of the General Laws, the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall apply.