| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 607 | LR 2038(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Extend Passenger Rail Service to Midcoast Maine | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Speaker Richardson of Brunswick | |||||||||
| Committee: Transportation | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Potential future biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| This bill requires the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to extend rail service between Portland and Rockland and directs the agency to seek and expend funds necessary to accomplish this directive. The estimated cost of expanding the specified rail service is $72,000,000. Absent any other source of funding, a future General Fund appropriation of $72,000,000 will be required. | |||||||||