| This bill creates the Calais to Eastport Rail Authority. The |
authority's purpose is to establish freight rail service between |
Calais and Eastport. The bill transfers to the authority the |
Department of Transportation's interest in the existing rail line |
between Calais and Ayers Junction. It also transfers the |
Department of Transportation's interest in the existing rail line |
between Ayers Junction and the Hancock County line to those |
municipalities through which the line runs. |