Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-1162

TRP 1162

Collected Toll Use Clarification

Messrs. Humason, Welch and Fattman, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. O'Connor, Lesser, Tarr and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting, after section XX, the following new section: -

"Section XXXX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if all notes and bonds issued by the department relating to the turnpike, as defined in section 1 of chapter 6C of the General Laws, and payable from turnpike revenues have been paid and all obligations pursuant to all trust agreements pertaining to such notes and bonds have been discharged, all revenue received from tolls, rates, fees, rentals and other charges for transit over or through all turnpike tolled roads, bridges or tunnels shall be applied, first, to the cost of owning, maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating, policing, using, administering, controlling and operating such turnpike, and otherwise, to the cost of owning, maintaining, repairing, reconstructing, improving, rehabilitating, policing, using, administering, controlling and operating those portions of the state highway system outside the perimeter bounded by Route 128 that provide necessary access to such turnpike."