Thank you, Mr. Chair.
We've had a rail abandoned in my community, and I understand the concern. But first of all, the problem with this particular provision is that it gives special rights to community groups, in essence, that usually don't have the financial means to buy something like this. It adds another process to a situation when, quite frankly, these infrastructure corridors are for transportation purposes, such as transit.
Today, in the growing metropolitan areas, especially in small communities, these areas should be maintained primarily for that particular purpose, in the government's mind. Giving non-government organizations special rights under this act would, I think, cause quite a bit of difficulty. Frankly, I think these transportation corridors should be left only in the urban transit mode and for urban transit.