Budget Amendment ID: FY2020-S3-388-R2

2nd Redraft GOV 388

Amputee Injury Trust Fund

Messrs. Fattman, deMacedo and Tarr moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 75 the following section:-

“SECTION 75A. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission and the department of public health, shall evaluate the feasibility of establishing a trust fund to benefit amputees. The trust fund shall consist of money paid to the commonwealth from a surcharge payable upon the reinstatement of a motor vehicle operator’s license. The study shall include: (i) an evaluation of existing services for amputees; (ii) a review of alternate sources of funding to support amputees and their families; and (iii) the recommended amount of any such surcharge.

The department shall report its findings to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, the joint committee on transportation and the senate and house committees on ways and means not later than May 1, 2020.”