(1) A rail carrier making application to the Surface Transportation Board for certificate of abandonment or discontinuance shall provide to the Governor, in addition to the notice of intent to abandon or discontinue provided for in the Interstate Commerce Act (Subtitle IV to Title 49, United States Code Service, Section 10,101 et seq.), a copy of the application for a certificate of abandonment or discontinuance, an accurate and understandable summary of the rail carrier’s application and the reasons for the proposed abandonment or discontinuance, a statement containing the estimate of the subsidy and minimum purchase price required to keep the line in operation.
(2) Upon receipt by the Governor of the notice, application and other information described in subsection (1) of this section, the Governor shall forthwith transmit a copy thereof to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and to the Secretary of the Senate, who shall then immediately notify the respective Chairmen of the Transportation Committee of the House of Representatives and the Highways and Transportation Committee of the Senate of the receipt of such notice. The respective chairmen of such committees shall then notify those members of the Legislature, representing legislative districts within which the proposed railroad line abandonment or discontinuance is planned, of such abandonment or discontinuance.
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