Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-350-R1

Redraft ECO 350

Transportation Network Company Surcharge

Ms. Edwards and Messrs. Mark, Pacheco and Cronin moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by adding the following section:-

"SECTION XX. Section 8 of Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2016 is hereby amended by striking (b) and replacing the following section:

(b) Annually, not later than February 1, each transportation network company shall submit to the director of the division established in section 23 of chapter 25 the number of rides from the previous calendar year that originated in each city or town and the amount collected from rider-assessments. Notwithstanding any other law. The per-ride assessment shall be as follows: (i) a shared ride shall have a per-ride assessment of $0.40; and (ii) a non-shared ride shall have a per-ride assessment of $1.20; provided, that a shared or non-shared luxury ride shall have an additional per-ride assessment of $1.00; and provided further, that the per-ride assessment shall be based upon the pre-arranged ride, as offered by the transportation network company and selected by the rider; provided however, the per-ride assessment shall not apply to a pre-arranged ride requested or selected by a rider who has requested or selected the pre-arranged ride through a program established to provide transportation network services to individuals who are eligible for paratransit services.

Section 2MMMMM. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a fund to be known as the Transit Authority Fund. The fund shall be credited any monies transferred under section 12 of chapter 159A½ and all monies credited to or transferred to the fund from any other fund or source. Expenditures from the fund shall be subject to appropriation; provided, that 50 percent of the funds received shall be appropriated for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; provided not less than 35 percent of the funds collected for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority be expended for capital or operating expenses of waterfront transportation, Fare free bus transportation, the low-income fare program, the Red-Blue Line connector, and the regional transit authorities organized under chapter 161B or predecessor statutes; and provided further, that 50 percent of the funds received shall be appropriated for the originating municipality."