Amendment #1 to H4828

Governor's Amendment

Mr. Speliotis of Danvers recommended the following amendment:

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading, to whom was referred the

Engrossed Bill relative to commuter rail fare rates (see House, No. 4828) being section 87  contained in the bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4800), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see Attachment J of House, No. 4833)

Reports recommending that the amendment recommended by His Excellency the Governor be considered in the following form:

In Section 1, in the first paragraph, by striking out clause (vi) and inserting in place thereof the following two clauses: “(vi) the potential for utilizing a variable pricing system based on the time of day; and (vii) the impact on any of these changes on fare revenue”; and in the second paragraph, by striking out the word “January 1, 2019” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- March 15, 2020.”