PUBLIC Law Chapter 312

a pledge of the faith and credit of the State; but those notes,

obligations and liabilities are payable exclusively from funds

provided to or obtained by the authority pursuant to this chapter.

Pecuniary liability of any kind may not be imposed upon the State

or any locality, town or landowner in the State because of any act,

agreement, contract, tort, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance

by or on the part of the authority or its agents, servants or

employees. The records and correspondence relating to

negotiations, trade secrets received by the authority ~~and~~,

estimates of costs on projects to be put out to bid and any

documents or records solicited or prepared in connection with

employment applications are confidential ~~and the~~. The authority is

deemed to have a lawyer-client privilege.

Sec. 10. Transition provision. Current appointed members of the
Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority board of directors
shall serve until their terms expire.

Sec. 11. Extension of passenger rail service. The Department of
Transportation shall develop a plan to extend the existing
passenger rail service between Boston, Massachusetts and Portland
northward to Brunswick and Rockland so that this extended service
is in operation no later than January 1, 2008. The Department of
Transportation shall submit a report to the Joint Standing
Committee on Transportation with its findings and recommendations
no later than January 1, 2006.

Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble,
this Act takes effect when approved.

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