General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 497 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1312 *01312* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 497 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1312 *01312* Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE RAIL CONTRACT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Transportation to place for bid the contract to run the state rail lines. Statement of Purpose: To put the state rail contract out for bid.