§8115. Obligations of authority

All expenses incurred in carrying out this chapter must be paid solely from funds provided to or obtained by the authority pursuant to this chapter. Any notes, obligations or liabilities under this chapter may not be deemed to be a debt of the State or 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.

SUMMARY

This bill amends the Passenger Rail Service Act. It repeals the section of law pertaining to initial funding. It modifies the composition of the board of directors of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority and changes provisions relating to the liability of a passenger rail service provider and the confidentiality of certain documents of the authority.