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GENERAL LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS
CHAPTER 161A. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
Table of Contents
Section 1
- Definitions.Section 2
- Creation of Massachusetts bay transportation authority;
- powers.Section 3
- Additional powers.Section 4
- Separate units of mass transportation facilities and equipment;
- lease arrangements;
- bonds.Section 5
- Limitations, conditions, obligations and duties of authority.Section 5A
- Sale of prepaid monthly passes by banks.Section 6
- Ballot question for cities and towns regarding issue of joining transportation area.Section 6A
- Motor vehicle parking;
- rules and regulations.Section 7
- Board of directors.Section 7A
- Advisory board.Section 8
- Financial assistance from commonwealth.Section 8A
- Net cost of service under agreement with railroads;
- apportionment;
- assessment of cities and towns.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
- Sixty-four cities and towns;
- local bus service.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- Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 149.Section 13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
- State labor relations law;
- applicability.Section 19B
- Deceased employees;
- payment of wages or vacation allowances to nominated beneficiary, surviving spouse or next of kin.Section 19C
- Collective bargaining;
- submission to arbitration.Section 19D
- Mediation;
- selection of mediator;
- report;
- selection of arbitrator.Section 19E
- Qualifications of arbitrator.Section 19F
- Factors in determining the basis for award.Section 19G
- Written opinion of arbitrator;
- binding nature;
- scope of arbitration;
- cost of mediation and arbitration.Section 19H
- Employee deferred compensation program.Section 19I
- Employee individual retirement accounts.Section 19J
- Employees;
- health insurance contributions.Section 19K
- Offset of workers' compensation payments against pension payable by reason of same injury.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.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
- Additional contract assistance.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.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 commuter rail service.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;
- rules and regulations.Section 47
- Cities, towns and other communities;
- contracts with private bus carriers for local service.