Section 58 TNC Data Collection 4

Said chapter 159A½ of the General Laws is hereby further amended by adding the following section:-

Section 12. (a) By the 1st of each month, each transportation network company shall submit to the division, in a format approved by the division, data related to each prearranged ride provided in the previous month and include the following categories of information:

(1) for each non-shared ride: (i) the latitude and longitude for the points of the origination and termination, calculated to three decimal degrees; (ii) the date and time, calculated to the nearest minute, of the origination and termination; (iii) the total cost paid by the rider for the ride; (iv) the universally unique identifier associated with the transportation network driver; (v) the transportation network driver's city or town of residence; and (vi) the transportation network driver's state of driver licensure; (vii) whether the rider requested a shared ride but was not successfully matched with another rider; (viii) whether the prearranged ride accommodated a rider with special needs and, if so, whether the ride was provided by a wheelchair accessible vehicle; (ix) the total time that the transportation network driver spent en route to pick up the rider; (x) the total time that the transportation network driver spent providing the prearranged ride; (xi) the total mileage driven by the transportation network driver while en route to pick up the rider; (xii) the total mileage driven by the transportation network driver while providing the prearranged ride; (xiii) the total number of riders in the vehicle; and (xiv) the transportation network vehicle license plate;

(2) for each shared ride: (i) the latitude and longitude for the points of the origination and termination of the entire shared ride, calculated to three decimal degrees; (ii) the total number of riders in the vehicle; (iii) for each prearranged ride that was part of a shared ride: (A) the latitude and longitude for the points of each respective prearranged ride's origination and termination, calculated to three decimal degrees; (B) the date and time, calculated to the nearest minute, of each respective prearranged ride's origination and termination; (C) the total time that the transportation network driver spent en route to pick up each rider; (D) the total time that the transportation network driver spent providing each prearranged ride; (E) the total mileage driven by the transportation network driver while en route to pick up each rider; (F) the total mileage driven by the transportation network while providing each prearranged ride; (G) the total cost paid by each rider for each prearranged ride within a shared ride; (H) the universally unique identifier associated with the transportation network driver; (I) the transportation network driver's city or town of residence; (J) the transportation network driver's state of driver licensure; and (K) the transportation network vehicle license plate;

(3) for each transportation network vehicle that provided at least one prearranged ride: (i) vehicle license plate; (ii) vehicle make, model, year, and, if available, trim; (iii) vehicle identification number; (iv) total number of minutes and miles while the vehicle was en route to pick up transportation network riders; (v) total number of minutes and miles while the vehicle was engaged in prearranged rides, whether shared or non-shared; and (vi) the total number of minutes and miles while the vehicle was logged into the transportation network vehicle's digital network for purposes of accepting a prearranged ride, but not en route to pick up riders or engaged in prearranged rides;

(4) for each accident or crash involving a transportation network driver while logged into the transportation network company's digital network: (i) the latitude and longitude of the location of the accident or crash, calculated to four decimal degrees; (ii) the date and time of the accident or crash, calculated to the nearest minute; (iii) the license plate of the transportation network vehicle; and (iv) the universally unique identifier associated with the transportation network driver.

(b) The division may obtain additional ride data from a transportation network company for purposes of congestion management, including, but not limited to:

(1) the total number of transportation network drivers that utilized the transportation network vehicle's digital network within specified geographic areas and time periods as determined by the division;

(2) the total time spent and total miles driven by transportation network drivers in such geographic areas or time periods as determined by the division: (i) while en route to pick up a rider; (ii) while engaged in a prearranged ride; and (iii) while logged into a digital network for purposes of accepting a prearranged ride, but not en route to pick up a passenger or engaged in a prearranged ride.

The division shall promulgate regulations prior to obtaining data pursuant to this subsection.

(c) On an annual basis and not later than June 30, the division shall post on its website in aggregate form, the total number of rides provided by all transportation network companies that originated in each city or town, the cities or towns where the rides originating in each city or town terminated, and the average miles and minutes of the rides that originated in each city or town and terminated in each other respective city or town.

(d) The division may, for purposes of congestion management, transportation planning or emissions tracking, enter into confidential data sharing agreements to share anonymized and aggregated data received by the division pursuant to this section with the executive office of technology services and security, executive office of energy and environmental affairs, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Massachusetts Port Authority, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts department of environmental protection, a city or town that receives a disbursement from the Transportation Infrastructure Enhancement Trust Fund established in section 8 of chapter 187 of the acts of 2016, a Massachusetts regional transit authority formed pursuant to section 3 of chapter 161B of the General Laws, a Massachusetts regional planning agency, and a Massachusetts metropolitan planning organization. The division shall prescribe the form and content of a confidential data sharing agreement, and the manner of transmitting the information. Any confidential data sharing agreement shall specify that the information provided by the division shall be aggregated and anonymized and may be used only for the purposes set forth in said agreement. Any data received by an entity from the division through a confidential data sharing agreement as described in this subsection shall not be considered a public record as defined in clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4, and shall not be disclosed to any person or entity other than those listed or described in the confidential data sharing agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of section 12, a state or municipal government agency or transportation planning entity may disclose conclusions and analysis derived from the information and data received pursuant to a confidential data sharing agreement.

(f) Any violation of the terms of a confidential data sharing agreement by any of the entities listed in subsection (d) of section 12 may result in the division declining to enter into future confidential data sharing agreements with the violating entity.

This section, along with three others, empowers DPU to obtain more specific categories of ride data from Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) in order to assist planning agencies and other state and local entities with transportation planning, congestion management, and vehicle emissions tracking.