SECTION 1. The department of environmental protection shall revise the regulations governing the rideshare program, 310 CMR 7.16, to achieve the following:-

(1) significantly expand the rideshare program by redefining affected facilities to include more employers with less than 1000 employees;

(2) provide exemptions for employers who are members of transportation management associations;

(3) require transportation management associations to submit reports for affected facilities that are members of the associations;

(4) permit transportation management associations to submit consolidated reports for employers within their geographic service area;

(5) permit employers and transportation management associations with drive-alone rates under 75% to submit required reports every two years;

SECTION 2. The Department of Environmental Protection shall consolidate reports on the ridesharing program and release to the public, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) the statewide drive-alone rate

(2) the percentage of affected facilities that have drive-alone rates below 75%

SECTION 3. The department shall issue the revised regulations no later than 180 days after the effective date of this act.