A. The alliance for transportation research institute at the university of New Mexico shall conduct a feasibility study regarding the potential for passenger rail service linking the El Paso-Juarez metropolitan area with New Mexico towns and cities along the Rio Grande corridor and continuing on to Denver, Colorado. The study shall:
(1) identify the alignment, condition and ownership of tracks;
(2) define an integrated network for intercity rail travel; and
(3) provide alternatives for intermodal connections between the affected airports and passenger rail services.
B. The study shall investigate the potential for New Mexico passenger rail service links to the national intermodal transportation initiative, "Reconnecting America".
C. The study shall be conducted in collaboration with the state highway and transportation department.
D. The alliance for transportation research institute shall report to the governor and the legislature on study recommendations for potential intermodal links to regional and national transportation strategies and interstate rail travel.
History: Laws 2003, ch. 106, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 106 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2003, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Compiler's notes. — Laws 2003, ch. 106, § 1 was not enacted as part of the Railroad Planning and Projects Act. The section number was assigned by the compiler.
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