131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 404 LR 421(03)
Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), within available resources, to remove 31 miles of state-owned inactive existing railroad track between the Town of Standish and the Town of Fryeburg and replace the track with an interim 10-foot wide bicycle and pedestrian trail. The cost to perform this work is estimated to be approximately $118 million to $138 million. If the DOT does not have suffient available resources, the project may not move forward.