| The authority, as established by Title 5, section 12004-F, |
subsection 19, is a body both corporate and politic in the |
State established for the general purpose of establishing |
freight rail service between Calais and Eastport as set forth |
in subchapter 1.__It is declared that the purposes of this |
chapter are public and that the authority must be regarded as |
performing a governmental function in carrying out this |
chapter. |