MA S2009

Creates Chapter 64O enabling Massachusetts cities and towns to impose local tax surcharges on existing taxes (sales, property, room occupancy, vehicle excise, etc.) to fund transportation projects, with voter approval required via ballot question

Allows two or more municipalities to form regional districts for joint transportation funding, with each municipality able to set different surcharge rates while sharing a common transportation fund

Requires participating municipalities to establish a transportation committee of at least 5 members within 90 days, which must study local transportation needs and make recommendations to the governing body at least every 2 fiscal years

Establishes a Massachusetts Local and Regional Transportation Trust Fund at the state level for surcharges collected on state-administered taxes, with administrative costs capped at 5% of annual revenue

Funds must be separately accounted for and used exclusively for transportation projects including transit systems, transit-oriented development, roads, bridges, bikeways, and pedestrian pathways; ballot questions must include a sunset provision