An Act fostering intercity passenger rail service

This bill establishes a dedicated "InterCity Regional Passenger Rail Fund" to finance passenger rail expansion across Massachusetts, starting with the Route 2 Corridor. It directly affects the state's Executive Office of Transportation and Region D gaming licensees by redirecting 100% of Category 1 gaming tax revenue from Region D (Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Leominster, Lunenburg, Westminster) into this rail fund. The fund will cover rail project costs like contracts, services, and bond debt for state rail improvements. Gaming revenue for this purpose comes from a newly created "New Gaming Revenue Fund" holding 25% of gross gaming revenues from Region D operations. The bill does not alter existing gaming license requirements beyond the new 70-acre site rule for Region D.