Amendment #1348 to H4700

MassDOT capacity building for electrification of public transportation

Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington moves to amend the bill in Section 2, in item 1595-6368, by inserting the following: “provided further that not less than $20,000,000 will be put towards increasing administrative and operational capacity and outside contracts that further transportation electrification efforts; and provided further that not later than March 31st, 2023, the Department will submit a report to the house and senate ways and means committees detailing (a) the number of full-time equivalent employees, (b) a list of outside consultants engaged in electrification projects and the dollar amount expended towards said contracts, (c) staffing levels of full-time equivalent staff for the previous 10 years in the Secretary’s Office, (d) the number of public electric vehicle charging stations in the Commonwealth, (e) progress towards complete commuter rail electrification, (f) the number of public transit electric busses in circulation in the Commonwealth, and (g) recommendations for the additional resources needed to fulfill the Commonwealth’s goal of complete public transportation electrification by 2050; and in said item striking out the figure "392,790,240" and inserting in place thereof "412,790,240".

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #1348 to H4700

MassDOT capacity building for electrification of public transportation