Amendment #82 to H4508

Low-Income MBTA Fare Study

Mr. Madaro of Boston moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“SECTION XXXX. The MBTA, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct a study of the impacts, benefits, and costs of a low-income fare program that provides reduced or discounted transit fares to qualifying riders. The study shall include but not be limited to an examination of (i) number of riders who would benefit from the program, (ii) the average reductions of each fare by mode, (iii) overall impact on revenue to the system, and (iv) partnership models for determining eligibility requirements and the verification method.  The report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the chairs of the senate and house committees on ways and means and the senate and house chairs of the joint committee on transportation no later than July 31, 2021.”