Section 85 TNC Assessment Distribution 2

Said chapter 187 of the acts of 2016 is hereby further amended by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 9. Section 8 is hereby amended by striking out subsections (c) and (d) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-

(c) The division shall: (i) proportionately distribute 30 per cent of the amount collected to a city or town based on the number of rides from the previous calendar year that originated within that city or town to address the impact of transportation network services on municipal roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure or any other public purpose substantially related to the operation of transportation network services in the city or town including, but not limited to, the complete streets program established in section 1 of chapter 90I of the General Laws and other programs that support alternative modes of transportation and if the amount of the distribution to a city or town is $25,000 or less, the chief executive officer as defined in section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, may expend such funds for these purposes without further appropriation; and (ii) distribute 70 per cent of the amount collected to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund established in section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws.

(d) (i) By December 31 of each year in which a city or town receives a disbursement of more than $25,000 from the Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund, that city or town shall submit a report to the director of the division that details the projects and the amount used or planned to be used for transportation-related projects as described in subsection (c).
(ii) By December 31 of the year in which a city or town receives a cumulative total of more than $25,000 in disbursements from the Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund since its last report to director of the division, that city or town shall submit a report to the director of the division that details the projects and the amount used or planned to be used for transportation-related projects as described in subsection (c) for each disbursement from Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund since the city or town's last report to the director of the division.
(iii) For a city or town whose cumulative total disbursements from the Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund have not exceeded $25,000 in the five years since its last report to the director of the division, that city or town shall submit a report to the director of the division by December 31 of the fifth year since its last report to the director of the division. That report shall detail the projects and the amount used or planned to be used for transportation-related projects as described in subsection (c) for each annual disbursement from Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund since the city or town's last report to the director of the division.
(iv) The division shall withhold future disbursements from the Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund from any city or town that does not comply with the reporting requirements of this subsection (d). The withheld funds shall be disbursed when the city or town complies with the requirements of this subsection (d).
(v) On an annual basis, the director shall compile the reports and post the projects and amounts of money used on the website of the division.

This section ensures that, of the $1.00 per-ride assessment, $0.70 would be dedicated to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund and $0.30 to municipalities. In addition, this section adjusts the requirements for municipalities that receive a per-ride assessment of less than $25,000 based on the number of rides in that municipality, giving flexibility to those municipalities to spend such small sums without further appropriation.