Amendment #510 to H4000

MassDOT Board

Representatives Michlewitz of Boston, Basile of Boston, Livingstone of Boston, Collins of Boston and Cullinane of Boston move that the bill be amended by inserting the following new section: --

SECTION XX.  Section 3 of Chapter 242 of the Acts of 2012 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

“(b) The department shall be governed and its corporate powers exercised by a board of directors. The board shall consist of 9 members appointed by the governor for a term of 4 years, 3 of whom shall be experts in the field of public or private finance and management; 1 of whom shall have experience in public policy; 1 of whom shall have experience in transportation planning and policy; 1 of whom shall be the secretary of transportation, who shall serve as ex officio; 1 of whom shall be submitted to the governor by the Mayor of Boston; 1 of whom shall be a representative of a labor organization; and 1 of whom shall be a registered civil engineer with at least 10 years experience. The governor shall designate 1 of the members, other than the ex-officio director, to serve as chairperson of the board. Not more than 4 of the directors, except the ex-officio director, shall be members of the same political party. Each director shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties, including reimbursement for reasonable travel; provided, however, that such reimbursement shall not exceed $3000 annually. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of a member of the board shall be appointed in a like manner and shall serve for only the unexpired term of such former member. Any director shall be eligible for reappointment. Any director may be removed from his appointment by the governor for cause. The board shall annually elect 1 of its members to serve as vice-chairperson.”