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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 149 · Taking of railway by eminent domain
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 150 · Discharge of liabilities and obligations; basis of contribution by municipalities within area
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 151 · Finances of transportation areas
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 152 · Municipal borrowing; limitations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 152A · Contract between commonwealth and trustees for reimbursement for deficit from operation of transportation area
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 153 · Extension of lines by transportation area; purchase of equipment; consent of department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 154 · Exclusion of municipality from transportation area
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 155 · Leases of street railway property; amount of rental; term; renewals; termination
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 156 · Establishment of fare zones and rates of fare
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 157 · Care of leased railway property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 158 · Taxation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 159 · Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority; application of Secs. 143 to 158
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 160 · Transportation areas; application of Secs. 143 to 158
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161, § 161 · Avoiding reduction or discontinuance of railway service; contributions of municipalities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 2 · Creation of authority; powers; liability for debts and obligations; service of process
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 3 · Additional powers of authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 4 · Separate units of mass transportation facilities and equipment; establishment; lease arrangements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 5 · Limitations, conditions, obligations and duties of authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 5A · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 5B · Disposal of stolen, lost or abandoned property
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 6 · Ballot question for cities and towns regarding issue of joining transportation area
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 6A · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 7 · Board of directors; term; political party; quorum; powers, responsibilities and obligations; records; meetings; disclosure of financial interests; liability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 7A · Advisory board
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 8 · Financial assistance from commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 8A · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 9 · Financial assistance from cities and towns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 10 · Financial assistance from the federal government
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 11 · Board policies to increase revenues and to improve operating efficiency; net operating investment per passenger mile ratio
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 11A · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 12 · Temporary notes; trust agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 12A · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 149
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 13 · Authorization for authority to issue bonds; purposes of bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 14 · Bonds secured by trust agreement between authority and corporate trustee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 15 · Bonds and notes issued by authority; securities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 16 · Rights of holders of bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 17 · Issuance of interest bearing or discounted notes; bond anticipation notes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 18 · Insufficiency of funds; payments by commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 19 · Stabilization fund; fare stability fund
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 19A to 19K · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 20 · Annual itemized budget; supplementary budget
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 21 · Allocation of annual revenues in excess of expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 22 · Remedy of private mass transportation company against authority for relief from effects of authority's operations; procedures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 23 · Biennial report by state auditor
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 24 · Exemption from taxation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 25 · Directors; authority to bargain collectively with labor organizations; restrictions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 26 · State labor relations law; applicability; non-members; limitations of exclusive representative's duty of fair representation; grievances
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 27 · Deceased employees; payment of wages to nominated beneficiaries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 28 · Submission of dispute over terms of collective bargaining agreement to arbitration
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 28A · Repealed, 1999, 127, Sec. 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 29 · Mediation; report; selection of arbitrator
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 30 · Arbitrator; requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 31 · Factors for determining arbitration awards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 32 · Arbitration awards; written opinions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 33 · Employee deferred compensation program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 34 · IRA plan; employee contributions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 35 · Plans for group, general or blanket hospital, medical, dental or other health insurance; employee share of monthly premium; retirees under the age of 65
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 36 · Retired members or deceased members of retirement system; compensation for work related injury; effect on retirement allowances, pensions, etc.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 37 · Proclamation of state of emergency; powers of Governor; operation of facilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 38 · Liability; board supervision of investigation, settlement and defense of all claims
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 39 · Regulatory powers and duties in conflict with regulatory powers and duties of department of telecommunications and energy
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 40 · Electric utility services; procurement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 41 · Electric utility business; public interest factors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 42 · Notice of violation of public smoking law; fine; arrest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 43 · Liability policy for passenger rail services
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 44 · Entry onto lands, waters and premises for purpose of making surveys, soundings, test pits, borings, drillings or examinations; notice; reimbursement for damage
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 45 · Sale of prepaid monthly transit passes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 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
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 47 · Cities, towns and other communities; contracts with private bus carriers for local service
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 48 · Regional transit authority; control of services, operations, finances, facilities or related appurtenances
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 49 · Applicability of chapter 258 to certain agreements between authority and freight railroads
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 50 · Retirement information to be made available for all current, former and future Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employees and retirees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 51 · Display acknowledging the contributions of Rosa Parks to the civil rights movement on buses operated by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 52 · Rights by prescription or adverse possession in lands held in name of the authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 2 · Transit authorities authorized; territories; powers, duties and liabilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 3 · Creation of regional transit authorities; name; notice to governor; appointment of administrator; powers, duties, etc.; joinder of contiguous territory; membership in additional authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 4 · Administrator; appointment; tenure; salary; bond
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 5 · Advisory board; members; vote; executive committee; meetings; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 6 · Powers of authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 6A · Complementary transportation required pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act; reimbursement of fare; collection of ridership data; promulgation of regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 7 · Separate units of mass transportation facilities and equipment; authorization; unit lease arrangements; financing; bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 8 · Limitations, conditions, obligations and duties of authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 9 · Payment of net cost of service by state; assessment upon cities and towns in territory of transit authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 9A · Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority; assessment upon member cities and towns
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 10 · Year with net cost of service; payment by state; financing; notes; assessments on cities and towns constituting authority; year with excess; disposition of funds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 11 · Repealed, 2002, 184, Sec. 107
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 12 · Audit; report; provision of copies to committee chairs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 13 · Exemptions from taxation and license fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 14 · Establishment of authorities by vote of advisory board; nonparticipation by city or town; later joining
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 15 · City or town assessed for net cost of service; ballot question upon continuation of membership; votes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 16 · Conflict of regulatory powers; resolution by department of telecommunications and energy
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 17 · Bonds; issuance authorized; limitations; terms; requirements; conditions; rules and regulations for assistance to private companies; disbursement of proceeds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 18 · Trust agreement to secure bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 19 · Bonds issued under this chapter; authorized investments; use for legal deposits
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 20 · Rights of bondholders and trustee; enforcement proceedings
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 21 · Interest bearing or discounted notes and bond anticipation notes authorized; limitations; disposition of proceeds; payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 22 · Federal assistance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161B, § 23 · Contract assistance