Section 238-A:3 Duties.
The authority and the department of transportation shall allocate their respective responsibilities for passenger rail service in a memorandum of understanding. The authority shall take all actions that are reasonably necessary to establish regularly scheduled commuter rail or other similar forms of passenger rail service between points within the state of New Hampshire and points within and adjacent to the state of New Hampshire. These actions may include, but are not limited to:
I. The acquisition, lease, possession, use, operation, repair, renewal, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, modernization, rebuilding, relocation, maintenance, and disposition of:
(a) Railroad lines and related facilities.
(b) Railroad rolling stock, machinery, and equipment.
(c) Real and personal property of any kind.
II. The acquisition, lease, license, possession, use, and disposition of any rights in or related to such property, including trackage, operating, maintenance, dispatching, and other contractual rights and services from railroad companies, other transportation service providers, public utilities, private persons, and government agencies including the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Source. 2007, 360:1, eff. July 17, 2007. 2009, 150:4, eff. July 8, 2009.