Chapter 161A: MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
- Section 1 Definitions
- Section 2 Creation of authority; powers; liability for debts and obligations; service of process
- Section 3 Additional powers of authority
- Section 4 Separate units of mass transportation facilities and equipment; establishment; lease arrangements
- Section 5 Limitations, conditions, obligations and duties of authority
- Section 5A Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Section 5B Disposal of stolen, lost or abandoned property
- Section 6 Ballot question for cities and towns regarding issue of joining transportation area
- Section 6A Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Section 7 Board of directors
- Section 7A Advisory board
- Section 8 Financial assistance from commonwealth
- Section 8A Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Section 9 Financial assistance from cities and towns
- Section 10 Financial assistance from the federal government
- Section 11 Board policies to increase revenues and to improve operating efficiency; net operating investment per passenger mile ratio
- Section 11A Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Section 12 Temporary notes; trust agreements
- Section 12A Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 149
- Section 13 Authorization for authority to issue bonds; purposes of bonds
- Section 14 Bonds secured by trust agreement between authority and corporate trustee
- Section 15 Bonds and notes issued by authority; securities
- Section 16 Rights of holders of bonds
- Section 17 Issuance of interest bearing or discounted notes; bond anticipation notes
- Section 18 Insufficiency of funds; payments by commonwealth
- Section 19 Stabilization fund; fare stability fund
- Section 19A to 19K Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Section 20 Annual itemized budget; supplementary budget
- Section 21 Allocation of annual revenues in excess of expenses
- Section 22 Remedy of private mass transportation company against authority for relief from effects of authority's operations; procedures
- Section 23 Biennial report by state auditor
- Section 24 Exemption from taxation
- Section 25 Directors; authority to bargain collectively with labor organizations; restrictions
- Section 26 State labor relations law; applicability; non-members; limitations of exclusive representative's duty of fair representation; grievances
- Section 27 Deceased employees; payment of wages to nominated beneficiaries
- Section 28 Submission of dispute over terms of collective bargaining agreement to arbitration
- Section 28A Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Section 29 Mediation; report; selection of arbitrator
- Section 30 Arbitrator; requirements
- Section 31 Factors for determining arbitration awards
- Section 32 Arbitration awards; written opinions
- Section 33 Employee deferred compensation program
- Section 34 IRA plan; employee contributions
- Section 35 Plans for group, general or blanket hospital, medical, dental or other health insurance; employee share of monthly premium; retirees under the age of 65
- Section 36 Retired members or deceased members of retirement system; compensation for work related injury; effect on retirement allowances, pensions, etc.
- Section 37 Proclamation of state of emergency; powers of Governor; operation of facilities
- Section 38 Liability; board supervision of investigation, settlement and defense of all claims
- Section 39 Regulatory powers and duties in conflict with regulatory powers and duties of department of telecommunications and energy
- Section 40 Electric utility services; procurement
- Section 41 Electric utility business; public interest factors
- Section 42 Notice of violation of public smoking law; fine; arrest
- Section 43 Liability policy for passenger rail services
- Section 44 Entry onto lands, waters and premises for purpose of making surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations; notice; reimbursement for damage
- Section 45 Sale of prepaid monthly transit passes
- Section 46 Parking of motor vehicles in terminals, stations, garages, yards, shops, parking lots and parking garages owned or operated by authority; posted bus stops operated by authority; rules and regulations
- Section 47 Cities, towns and other communities; contracts with private bus carriers for local service
- Section 48 Regional transit authority; control of services, operations, finances, facilities or related appurtenances
- Section 49 Applicability of chapter 258 to certain agreements between authority and freight railroads
- Section 50 Retirement information to be made available for all current, former and future Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees and retirees
- Section 51 Display acknowledging the contributions of Rosa Parks to the civil rights movement on buses operated by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Section 52 Rights by prescription or adverse possession in lands held in name of the authority