Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 740 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY › Title 740 CMR 23.00 - Commercial Ground Transportation Services At Boston-logan International Airport › Section 23.03 - All Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicles, Operators and Drivers

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Approval to Operate
.
(a) Each Operator shall, at his own expense
			 and prior to engaging in Commercial Ground Transportation Services, obtain from
			 federal, state, municipal or other governmental authorities as may have
			 jurisdiction, all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, and other
			 authorizations, which are necessary for conducting Commercial Ground
			 Transportation Service to, at, within or from Logan Airport. The licenses,
			 permits, consents, approvals and authorizations shall be in the possession of
			 the Driver of the aforesaid Vehicles or in the Vehicles in some easily
			 accessible place; and evidence thereof shall be placed on file with the
			 Authority, or at such other place that the Authority may designate or
			 require.
(b) Except as provided in
			 740 CMR 23.04,
			 740 CMR
			 23.05(1)(b),
			 740 CMR 23.08(1)(b)
			  and
			 740 CMR
			 23.09(1)(b), no Operator or
			 Driver shall engage in Commercial Ground Transportation Services except as
			 authorized pursuant to a current and valid Operating Agreement.
(c) Upon execution of the Operating
			 Agreement, each Operator shall obtain, from the Authority, a Vehicle Permit and
			 other Vehicle identification, as determined by the Authority, for each
			 Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle covered by the Operating
			 Agreement. No Operator shall transfer the Vehicle Permit or other Vehicle
			 identification from one Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle to
			 another. Each Operator shall affix the Vehicle Permit and other Vehicle
			 identification, as determined by the Authority, to each Commercial Ground
			 Transportation Service Vehicle, so that it is clearly visible from the exterior
			 for examination by a Police Officer or authorized representative of the
			 Authority.
(d) No Operator or
			 Driver shall operate, or have operated a Commercial Ground Transportation
			 Service Vehicle without paying the charges, fees or Base Rates, as established
			 by the Authority in its sole discretion, for all Commercial Ground
			 Transportation Service Vehicles, except as provided in
			 740 CMR 23.08(1)(b)
			  and
			 740 CMR
			 23.09(1)(b). The Base Rate
			 payable for each Trip by a Commercial Ground Transportation Service Vehicle
			 that is an Alternative Fuel Vehicle may be reduced by such percentage as the
			 Authority shall determine from time-to-time.
(e) The Authority shall notify the public of
			 all charges, fees or Base Rates adopted by the Authority for conducting
			 Commercial Ground Transportation Services, at least 30 days prior to the
			 implementation of such charges, fees or Base Rates, by:
1. publishing a notice of such charges, fees
			 or Base Rates once a week for three consecutive weeks in no fewer than two
			 newspapers having state-wide circulation in the State of
			 Massachusetts;
2. delivering or
			 mailing a copy of the notice of such charges, fees or Base Rates to the last
			 known address of each Operator known to the Authority;
3. delivering or mailing a copy of such
			 notice to the last known address of any person or group who has filed a written
			 request with the Authority for notice of Authority rule making hearings, such
			 request to be renewed annually in December; and
4. filing a copy of the notice of such
			 charges, fees or Base Rates with the Office of the Secretary of
			 State.