(1) A former rail line automatically becomes included within a project area located at an air force base if:
(a) the authority acquires title to the former rail line as provided in Subsection (2); and
(b) a portion of the former rail line is adjacent to the project area.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 72-5-117, the Department of Transportation may transfer to the authority, at no cost to the authority, title to that portion of a former rail line adjacent to a project area located at an air force base that the Department of Transportation does not need for construction of a freeway interchange.
(3) The authority may:
(a) develop the former rail line; or
(b) transfer title of all or part of the former rail line, at no cost, to another governmental entity or nonprofit entity who agrees to receive the title.
(4) A governmental entity or nonprofit entity that agrees to receive title to all or part of a former rail line under Subsection (3)(b) assumes responsibility for the maintenance of and any construction that remains to be completed on the former rail line.