Organizational Facts

Legislature

Massachusetts General Court
Structure: Bicameral, partisan
Chambers: Senate (40 members)
                House (160 members)
Session: Annual, year-round
Estimated no. of bills in 2011: 6,700

Department of Transportation

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
FTE: Approximately 10,000
Leadership: Board of Directors; Secretary/CEO
Organizational structure: Mainly by transportation mode*
*Modes were administered by separate agencies prior to reform by 2009 Mass. Acts, Chap. 25.