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- Section 161A:5A - [Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 127, §151]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- Section 161A:6A - [Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 127, §151]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- Section 161A:8A - [Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 127, §151]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- Section 161A:11A - [Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 127, §151]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- Section 161A:12A - [Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 127, §149]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- Section 161A:19A through 161A:19K - [Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 127, §149]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