(a) The State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission and the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism may dispose of rail and other railroad track material by gift or contract to a regional intermodal facilities authority organized pursuant to the Regional Intermodal Facilities Act, § 14-143-101 et seq., a metropolitan port authority organized pursuant to the Metropolitan Port Authority Act of 1961, § 14-185-101 et seq., an industrial development authority organized under the Industrial Development Authorities Expansion Act, § 14-189-101 et seq., or a planning and development district recognized by § 14-166-202.
(b) A regional intermodal facilities authority, a metropolitan port authority, an industrial development authority, or a planning and development district may receive and acquire the property described in subsection (a) of this section upon such terms and conditions acceptable to it and shall use the property for railroad purposes in accordance with the power and authority conferred by law.
(c) If a regional intermodal facilities authority, a metropolitan port authority, an industrial development authority, or a planning and development district subsequently sells the property described in subsection (a) of this section, the net proceeds received from disposition of the property, after deduction of all costs and expenses related thereto, shall be remitted to the commission and the department.