Ask Dr. LJ -- MBTA funding

[bluegargantua]

Hi,

So the MBTA is part of the Mass Dept. of Transportation (MassDOT). Although the T raises money through fares and the like, they certainly get funding through the DOT and thus through the state.

My question is, which legislative committee is most responsible for approving funds for the DOT (or the budget in general)? It's not clear who holds the purse strings.

Thanks
Tom

Comments

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

here is a link to a helpful paper on the matter written by our (my district's) State Rep, Denise Provost. I don't think it directly answers your question, but it gives some excellent background and good information. She's really hot on the topic, so is a good resource.

It's a .doc, so if that poses a problem, I can copy and paste the content somewhere.

http://www.deniseprovost.org/images/Testimony/1.25.12%20op-ed%20mbta.doc