The Department of Transportation will be the agency responsible for determining the availability of local funds necessary to match available federal funds. The determination of the availability of federal funds will also be made by the Department of Transportation through the development of its annual program of projects submitted to and approved by the Federal Railroad Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.
Local funds may be obtained by act of the Legislature, provided by rail users or the communities served by the line involved. Such funds will be made available to the State Department of Transportation for distribution in accordance with service continuation contracts.
17-229 C.M.R. ch. 500, § 02