N. To make contracts and enter into agreements with and make assurances and certifications to the Maine Turnpike Authority, and other 3rd parties, necessary in connection with determination of Department of Transportation projects and the issuance of bonds or obligations pursuant to section 1968, subsection 2-A.; and

Sec. 3. 23 MRSA §4206, sub-§1, ¶O is enacted to read:

O.__To bring before the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters for review and approval any proposal that would alter the current land use, ownership or jurisdiction of lands owned by the State within the Port of Searsport presently under the jurisdiction of the department.