It is the intent of the legislature to assign to the state highway and transportation department the functions of planning necessary to develop a coordinated program with the United States department of transportation in the fields of rail freight and passenger transportation. In order to accomplish this purpose and to obtain all possible funds available to implement this activity, the Railroad Planning and Projects Act shall be liberally construed. History: Laws 1985, ch. 36, § 2; 1987, ch. 268, § 5.
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