An Act to Identify the Railroad Lines from Portland to Bangor as a Major Corridor and to Fund a Feasibility Study
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0860
Committee Amendment CA_A_S565 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " /\ " to S.P. 357, L.D. 860, "An Act to Identify the
Railroad Lines from Portland to Bangor as a Major Corridor and to Fund a Feasibility
Study"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, Directing the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to Apply for
Federal Funding for the Purpose of Identifying the Rail Corridor Connecting
Portland and Bangor as an Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Application for federal funding. Resolved: That the Northern New
England Passenger Rail Authority shall apply for funding through the federal corridor
identification and development program, established in 49 United States Code, Section
25101 (a) and administered by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal
Railroad Administration, for the purpose of identifying the rail corridor that connects
Portland with Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and Bangor as an intercity passenger rail
corridor. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority shall apply for funding
during the next available application window following the effective date of this resolve.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following
appropriations and allocations are made.
TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Multimodal Transportation Fund Z017
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation for consulting costs to facilitate the grant
application.
HIGHWAY FUND 2023-24 2024-25
AHOther $0 $20,000
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL $0 $20,000
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "JL " to S.P. 357, L.D. 860 / ^
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
. SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the minority report of the committee, replaces the bill, which
is a concept draft, with a resolve. The amendment directs the Northern New England
Passenger Rail Authority to apply for funding through the federal corridor identification
and development program for the purpose of identifying the rail corridor that connects
Portland with Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and Bangor as an intercity passenger rail
corridor. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority must apply for this funding
during the next available application window following the effective date of the resolve.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/05/24 .^K?^
LD 860 LR 645(02)
An Act to Identify the Railroad Lines from Portland to Bangor as a Major Corridor and to Fund a
Feasibility Study
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "A"/c.^T/.
Committee: Transportation
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Projections Projections
FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
Net Cost (Savings)
Highway Fund $0 $20,000 $0 $0
ppropriations/Allocations
Highway Fund $0 $20,000 $0 $0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes a one-time Highway Fund allocation to the Department of Transportation of $20,000 in fiscal year
2024-25 for consulting costs to facilitate the grant application. Any additional costs to the Department of
Transportation related to staff time to complete the application are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within
existing budgeted resources.
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