{"AmendmentNumber":"302","ParentBillNumber":"S3041","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"BPC0","Name":"Brendan P. Crighton","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/BPC0","ResponseDate":"2026-04-09T12:50:37.687"},"Category":null,"Action":"Adopted","RollCall":[{"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Branch":"Senate","RollCallNumber":147,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/Branches/Senate/RollCalls/147"}],"Title":"Regional Rail Vision and Implementation Study","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":1,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Messrs. Crighton and O'Connor move that the proposed new text be amended  in section 2A, in item 1596-2404, by striking out the words:- “for the development of a regional rail master plan to review and outline the process of rail electrification of the entire commuter rail network; provided further, that the master plan shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a description of the end state of regional rail; (ii) an idealized operating plan; (iii) a ridership and revenue study; and (iv) an examination of opportunities for productivity gains” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to produce, in consultation with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, a regional rail vision and implementation report; provided further, that not later than July 1, 2028, the authority shall submit the report to the joint committee on transportation, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a proposal for the end-state of the regional rail system, including an idealized operating plan defining optimal service frequencies across all lines, a comprehensive ridership and revenue study evaluating fluctuations in travel patterns against various fare scenarios, an operating pro forma detailing total system costs and projected revenue improvements resulting from increased ridership and a rail simulation tool which shall be made available to the public with an operating instruction booklet; (ii) an examination of potential productivity gains to ensure that the regional rail system is affordable to riders and the residents, including operating strategies, technology and other investments that may reduce operating expenses; (iii) a regulatory master plan identifying all necessary state and federal environmental filings and a comprehensive strategy for federal funding sources, including an assessment of a reasonable long-term federal cost-share; (iv) a comprehensive assessment of the impacts on existing power grids resulting from the electrification and expanded service of the regional rail system which shall explore avenues for enhancing power capacity, including necessary substation upgrades, decentralized energy resources and partnerships with utility providers to ensure grid stability and sufficiency; (v) a quantified measure of direct and indirect emissions reductions, including reductions achieved through the transition of rolling stock and equipment and reductions achieved via mode-switch from private vehicles to the rail system; and (vi) an explicit sequencing plan that establishes a clear timeline for infrastructure and service delivery, detailing which regions and corridors will receive specific improvements and the corresponding dates of implementation, assuming a 2030 start date and a financially constrained scenario”.\r\n"}