Section 71 Municipal TNC Appropriation Flexibility 1

Section 8 of chapter 187 of the acts of 2016 is hereby amended by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(c) The division shall: (i) proportionately distribute ½ of the amount received from the fund 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; provided that, 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; (ii) distribute ¼ of the amount collected to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency established in section 2 of chapter 23G of the General Laws to provide financial assistance to small businesses operating in the taxicab, livery or hackney industries to encourage the adoption of new technologies and advanced service, safety and operational capabilities and support workforce development; and (iii) distribute ¼ of the amount collected to the Commonwealth Transportation Fund established in section 2ZZZ of chapter 29 of the General Laws.

This section, along with two others, adjusts the requirements for municipalities that receive per ride assessment amounts of less than $25,000 based on the number of rides in that municipality to give flexibility to those municipalities to spend the limited sums without further appropriation.