| 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. |