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ME LD511
Bill
AI Summary
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Directs the Maine Department of Transportation to remove inactive railroad track along the Berlin Subdivision from Portland (mile marker 1.7 near Back Cove) to Auburn (mile marker 26.5), approximately 24.8 miles
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Requires replacement of the removed track with an interim bicycle and pedestrian trail surfaced with pavement, gravel, or stone dust on the existing rail bed
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Implementation is contingent on available funding resources, permitting, and municipal agreements
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Follows the recommendation of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council, which convened for 9 months in 2022 and early 2023 and voted to support the interim trail conversion
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Rail corridor must be preserved for potential future rail use under the State Railroad Preservation and Assistance Act, making any conversion interim in nature
Legislative Description
Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council
Railroads
Last Action
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
4/22/2025