Amendment #207, as changed to H3400

MBTA Board Terms

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attleborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren Representatives Jones of North Reading, Hill of Ipswich, Poirier of North Attenborough, Gifford of Wareham, Frost of Auburn and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following new section:-

SECTION XX. Section 2 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, 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 11 members appointed by the governor. Eight members shall be appointed for terms of four years, coterminous with that of the governor and three members shall be appointed for three-year terms. The secretary of transportation shall serve ex officio and shall be the chairperson of the board. The remaining 10 members of the board shall include a member or members: with experience in transportation planning and policy, including experience in the finances of transportation planning and policy; experience in the fields of public or private finance; experience in the field of civil engineering; 1 member with municipal government experience in 1 of the 14 cities and towns as defined in section 1 of chapter 161A; 1 member with municipal government experience in 1 of the 51 cities and towns or other served communities as those terms are defined in section 1 of chapter 161A; 1 member with municipal government experience in a city or town served primarily by a regional transit authority; l member of organized labor; and not more than 6 of said members shall be members of the same political party. 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. Each director shall be eligible for reappointment. 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.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #207, as changed to H3400

MBTA Board Terms