Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 19 (2026)

Stabilization fund; fare stability fund

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Section 19. The authority shall establish a Stabilization Fund into which it shall deposit revenues in excess of expenses pursuant to section 21 until the fund balance is equal to or greater than 5 per cent of total revenues of the fiscal year most recently ended. The authority may draw funds from the Stabilization Fund only in the event that, after implementing all efficiencies and savings possible, annual revenues are projected to be less than annual expenses, or if it has insufficient funds on-hand to pay current expenses. The authority may not assume draws from the Stabilization Fund in preparing its budget pursuant to section 20. In the event the authority draws funds from the Stabilization Fund, it shall file with the secretary of administration and finance, the secretary of transportation and construction, the joint committee on transportation and the house and senate committees on ways and means a financial plan that projects to produce in the following fiscal year an excess of revenues over expenses.

The authority shall also establish a Fare Stability Fund, into which it shall deposit revenues in excess of expenses pursuant to section 21. The authority may assume draws from the Fare Stability Fund in preparing its budget pursuant to section 20. Funds in said Fare Stability Fund shall be utilized within five fiscal years after being deposited.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 26 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2026 · leading case: Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 467 N.E.2d 87 (Mass. 1984).

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Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 467 N.E.2d 87 (Mass. 1984). · cites it 10× “581, codified at G. L. c. 161A, § 19, designated certain matters as inherent management rights and prohibited the board of directors of the MBTA from bargaining collectively with labor organizations representing its employees over any of them.”

Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union, 546 N.E.2d 135 (Mass. 1989). · cites it 3× “We affirm the judge’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the MBTA. 1. The arbitration award.”

Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union, 480 N.E.2d 1044 (Mass. App. Ct. 1985). · cites it 5× “161A, § 19A, from representing the interests of an executive employee; (2) that the arbitrator lacked jurisdiction over the dispute because the collective bargaining agreement had expired when the grievance arose; and (3) that, if the agreement was still in effect, the…”

Int'l Org. of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Atl. & Gulf Mar. Region v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket S.S. Auth., 467 N.E.2d 1331 (Mass. 1984). “See also G. L. c. 161A, §§ 19, 19A. 6 Where there exists an ambiguity in statutory language, we will examine the historical and legal environment in which the statute was enacted to discern the objectives which the Legislature expected the law to achieve.”

City of Boston v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 370 N.E.2d 1359 (Mass. 1977). “161A, § 3 id), and to bargain collectively with labor organizations and enter into agreements with such organizations concerning wages, G. L. c. 161A, § 19. General Laws c. 161A, §§19 and 19A, authorize arbitration as a means of resolving disputes between the employees and the…”

Conley v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 539 N.E.2d 1024 (Mass. 1989). “2 In November, 1986, a judge of the Superior Court denied the union’s motion for summary judgment ruling that exhaustion of grievance procedures outlined in G. L. c. 161A, § 19, was not a prerequisite to an action under 42 U.”

City of Lynn v. Labor Relations Comm'n, 681 N.E.2d 1234 (Mass. App. Ct. 1997). “*182 The distinction between the group of cases just discussed and those discussed in part 2 has been identified as the explicitness of the statutory authorization under which the governmental employer acts.”

Higher Educ. Coordinating Council v. Massachusetts Teachers' Ass'n, 666 N.E.2d 479 (Mass. 1996). “7 The union correctly points out that the enabling legislation of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority explicitly reserves to it certain managerial rights, including the hiring and termination of employees, that may not be the subject of a collective bargaining…”

Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. Ret. Bd., 493 N.E.2d 848 (Mass. 1986). “30, § 59, by virtue of G. L. c. 161A, § 19 (1984 ed.), which provides that “ [t]he provisions of general or special laws relative to “rates of wages”, hours of employment and working conditions of public employees, shall not apply to the authority nor to the employees thereof.”

Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 491 N.E.2d 1053 (Mass. 1986). “G. L. c. 161A, § 19 (vi) (1984 ed.). Following the provisions of § 19 (vi), the MBTA engaged a private firm to perform the track work for the blue line project.”

City of Fall River v. Teamsters Union, Local 526, 541 N.E.2d 1015 (Mass. App. Ct. 1989). “…for the position.” 5 See G. L. c. 41, § 97A. 6 See St. 1906, c. 291, as amended by St. 1962, c. 322, § 1. 7 See G. L. c. 161A, § 19.”

Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth., 16 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1864 (Mass. 1993). “Where a strike would be unlawful, or at least arguably so, 6 and arbitration is mandated for the ultimate resolution of disputes concerning the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (G. L. c. 161A, §§ 19, 19A, 19D, 19G), and where the public interest in uninterrupted mass…”

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— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 19(1) — 1 case

Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Int'l Bhd. of Police Officers, MBTA Police Ass'n, Local 639, 5 Mass. L. Rptr. 523 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996).

— Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 161A, § 19(iv) — 1 case

Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth. v. Int'l Bhd. of Police Officers, MBTA Police Ass'n, Local 639, 5 Mass. L. Rptr. 523 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1996).

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