Section 104 Massachusetts Mobility Compact; members; purpose; powers and duties; meetings - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 104. (a) As used in this section the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

“Compact”, the Massachusetts Mobility Compact.

“Executive office”, the executive office of transportation and public works.

“Independent agencies”, shall include, without limitation the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the Massachusetts Port Authority and the Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities.

“Secretary”, the secretary of transportation and public works.

“State agencies”, shall include, without limitation the executive office, the department of highways, the Massachusetts aeronautics commission, the registry of motor vehicles and the department of conservation and recreation.

(b) There shall be a Massachusetts Mobility Compact, which shall be headed and coordinated by the secretary. All state and independent agencies shall be members of the compact. The compact shall improve the delivery of transportation services in the commonwealth by communicating regularly and more effectively and by adopting a cooperative and coordinated approach to transportation planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance aimed principally at: (i) increasing mobility for people and goods within and through the commonwealth in a safe, secure, environmentally-sustainable and efficient manner; (ii) promoting and adopting administrative efficiency and program improvement initiatives between and among transportation agencies and authorities; and (iii) sharing best practice techniques for implementation across transportation modes.

(c) Independent and state agencies which are members of the compact may issue purchase or work orders and execute contracts between and among themselves for the purpose of accomplishing the objectives of this section without regard to any procurement requirements; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall exempt an independent or state agency from the public construction bidding statutes including, but not limited to, chapter 30, chapter 149 and chapter 149A.

(d) The secretary shall conduct regular meetings of the chief executives of each of the Independent and state agencies which are members of the compact.