Amendment ID: S2746-1

Amendment 1

Boston Representation

Mr. Collins and Ms. Chang-Diaz move to amend the bill by striking section 7a and inserting in place thereof the following:

"Section 7. (a) The authority shall be governed and its corporate powers exercised by a

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of directors that shall consist of 7 members.

The governor shall appoint 6 members, 3 of whom shall be members of the board, 1 of whom shall have experience in transportation finance, 1 of whom shall have experience in mass transit operation and 1 of whom shall be a municipal official representing a city or town located in the area constituting the authority, as defined in section 1 of chapter 161A; and 1 person to be appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston. Each member shall serve for the entire time that the control board exists unless removed with or without cause by the governor, except in the case of the member appointed by the mayor of the city of Boston, who shall serve for the entire time that the control board exists unless removed with or without cause by the mayor of the city of Boston. At least 1 of the members appointed by the governor shall be a

rider as defined in section 1.

Not less than 2 of the appointed members shall also be members of the board of directors

of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation established under section 2 of chapter 6C.

In making selections to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority board of

directors, the appointing authority shall strive to ensure a board whose diversity and inclusion are

reflective of the population served by the authority.