Connecticut General Statutes Title 13B. Transportation § 13b-237. Procedure for disposal of surplus rail material

(a)(1) The Commissioner of Transportation shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, salvage or otherwise dispose of any surplus rail material, including, but not limited to, rail sections having a maximum length of two hundred feet, ties, tie plates and other track material, without first offering such surplus rail material to freight railroad companies for upgrading state-owned rights-of-way. Such offer shall be in writing and shall be sent by first class mail or electronic mail. No later than thirty days after the date of such offer, a freight railroad company interested in acquiring such surplus material shall submit, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, a notification of interest and a statement regarding the need and intended use of such surplus material. If more than one freight railroad company submits a notification of interest, the commissioner may select a freight railroad company based on the prior distribution of surplus rail material and the best intended use of such surplus rail material on state property as determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall send a notification of selection to the selected freight railroad company by first class mail or electronic mail.

(2) The commissioner shall offer remaining surplus rail material, if any, to freight railroad companies for upgrading other rail lines located within the state in the same manner as provided for in subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(3) The commissioner shall make any surplus rail material available for inspection at a designated location within a rail yard or along a siding track in the state.