Amendment #84 to H3382

Enhancing Toll Equity

Ms. Dykema of Holliston moves to amend the bill by adding the following 5 sections:

SECTION XA. Clause 18 of section 3 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “corridor”, in line 74, the following words:- , and  1 of which shall be held in a municipality that borders the turnpike between Interstate 495 and Interstate 95;

SECTION XB. Subsection (a) of section 13 of said chapter 6C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “3”, in line 5, the following:-

; provided, however, that the department shall provide a 20 per cent discount on all tolls in effect for Massachusetts residents who participate in the department’s electronic toll collection system.

SECTION XC. Subsection (b) of said section 13 of said chapter 6C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the figure “4”, in line 41, the following:-

; provided further, that the department shall provide a 20 per cent discount on all tolls in effect for Massachusetts residents who participate in the department’s electronic toll collection system.

SECTION XD.  The Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall submit a request to the federal government to charge and collect and, from time to time, fix and revise tolls for transit over or through interstate highways that cross the commonwealth’s borders.

SECTION XE.  Sections XB and XC shall apply to tolls in effect on January 1, 2013.