Amendment #874 to H3400

MBTA Ride commission

Representatives O'Connell of Taunton and Diehl of Whitman move to amend the bill in section 9 by adding at the end the following:-

"(e) There is hereby established a commission to research, study and make recommendations to convert The Ride to a broker model.  The commission shall consider, but not be limited to, incorporating the recommendations of the 2012 Annual Report of the inspector general, recommendations of the 2010 Annual Report of the inspector general, and the 2011 RIDE Program Review Final Report conducted by Financial Analysis and Control Technology Services LLC.

The commission shall consist of:  the secretary of transportation as chair, or a designee; the office of the inspector general or a designee; a board member of the department of transportation;  the secretary or administration and finance or a designee; general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; one member of the house majority party appointed by the speaker; one member of the house minority party appointed by the minority leader; one member of the senate majority party appointed by the senate president; one member of the senate minority party appointed by the senate minority leader; secretary of elder affairs or a designee; a designee of human services transportation; taxicab, limousine, and paratransit  association; national federation of independent business; Massachusetts regional transit authority designee; chair of governor’s commission on accessible transportation.

The committee shall commence within two weeks after the effective date of this act. The committee shall submit a final report with the house and senate clerks of its findings and recommendations, together with drafts of legislation necessary to implement said recommendations, to convert The Ride to a broker model on or before January 31, 2016."