Section 52. There shall be within the department a Mass Transit division, which shall perform such functions as the secretary may determine in relation to the administration, implementation and enforcement of the department's authority over mass transit systems. The division shall be under the supervision and control of the administrator. The administrator shall be the executive and administrative head of the division and shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the provisions of law relative to the division and to each administrative unit thereof. The duties of the administrator in this chapter and in any other general or special law shall be exercised and discharged subject to the direction, control and supervision of the secretary.
The administrator shall be exempt from chapter 31 and the position of administrator shall be classified in accordance with section 45 of chapter 30 and the salary shall be determined in accordance with section 46C of said chapter 30. The administrator shall be appointed with due regard to his fitness, by reason of his experience in matters relating to transportation infrastructure, including roads and bridges, such as the construction, operations or financing thereof or other relevant experience relative to the efficient exercise of his powers and duties. The administrator shall administer this section and the General Laws, rules and regulations that grant powers to or impose duties upon the division, subject to the supervision of the secretary.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 6c - Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Section 2 - Creation; Board of Directors; Officers and Employees
Section 4 - Massachusetts Transportation Trust Fund
Section 6 - Office of Performance Management and Innovation; Duties
Section 6a - Office of Performance Management and Innovation; Goals
Section 7 - Employee Performance Evaluation Program
Section 8 - Money Received to Be Held as Trust Funds
Section 9 - Internal Special Audit Unit
Section 10 - Office of Transportation Planning
Section 11a - Project Selection Advisory Council
Section 12 - Integrated Asset Management System
Section 12a - Performance and Asset Management Advisory Council
Section 14 - Department as Public Agency for Purposes of State Contracts
Section 15 - Department as Public Agency for Purposes of State Finance Law
Section 16 - Annual Finance Plan
Section 19 - Eminent Domain Powers of Department
Section 20 - Sale of Real Property; Procedure; Sale of Buildings or Other Structures
Section 21 - Abandoned, Mislaid or Lost Property; Sale of Unclaimed Property
Section 22 - Enforcement by Superior Court Department
Section 23 - Termination of Department
Section 25 - Conduct of Secretary, Administrators and Directors
Section 26 - Application of Chapter 12a
Section 27 - Exemption From Taxes or Assessments
Section 28 - Annual Revenue and Expenditure Report
Section 29 - Office of Planning and Programming; Secretary
Section 31 - Administrative Units Within the Office of Planning and Programming
Section 32 - Federal Gifts, Loans or Grants-in-Aid for Improved Transportation Management Systems
Section 33 - Healthy Transportation Compact
Section 35 - Annual Report of Department's Activities
Section 36 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 41 to 56
Section 37 - Division of Highways; Administrator
Section 38 - Duties of the Division of Highways
Section 40 - Procedure for Recommending Approval or Disapproval of Contracts
Section 41 - Engineering Internship Program
Section 42 - Co-Operative Engineer Program
Section 43 - Real Estate Appraisal Review Board
Section 50 - Regional Mobility Assistance Program
Section 51 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 52 to 54
Section 52 - Mass Transit Division; Administrator
Section 53 - Duties of the Mass Transit Division
Section 54 - Administrative Units Within the Mass Transit Division; Statement of Organization
Section 55 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 56 to 57
Section 56 - Registry of Motor Vehicles; Administrator
Section 57 - Administrative Units Within the Registry of Motor Vehicles; Statement of Organization
Section 57a - Motor Vehicle Insurance Merit Rating Board
Section 58 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 59 to 61
Section 59 - Aeronautics Division; Administrator
Section 60 - Duties of the Aeronautics Division
Section 61 - Administrative Units Within the Aeronautics Division; Statement of Organization
Section 62 - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 62 to 73
Section 64 - Request for Proposals; Content of Public–private Agreement
Section 65 - End of Term or Termination of Public–private Agreement
Section 66 - Rights of Department Upon Material Default by an Operator
Section 67 - Issue and Sale of Bonds or Notes of the Department
Section 68 - Acceptance of Funds From the United States and Other Sources
Section 69 - Application of Sec. 26
Section 70 - Exercise of Power of Eminent Domain
Section 71 - Powers and Jurisdiction of Law Enforcement Officers
Section 72 - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Not Limited
Section 73 - Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Oversight Commission
Section 75 - Contracts With Fuel Providers to Provide for the Consumption of Alternative Fuel
Section 76 - Removal and Storage of Vehicle Left Unattended at State-Owned Park and Ride Facility