Relating to transportation; placing responsibility for planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of commuter rail with the commissioner of transportation (DOT); authorizing the commissioner to enter into a memorandum of understanding or agreement with a public or private entity to carry out the duties; requiring the commissioner to adopt by a certain date a commuter rail system plan, requiring consultation with affected regional railroad authorities to avoid duplication of efforts and requiring periodic updates; requiring approval of the plan by metropolitan planning organizations in areas of commuter rail location before final design of commuter rail facilities; requiring the plan to include engineering standards providing for integrated operation of commuter rail equipment, facilities and services; specifying certain public hearing requirements; providing for local participation in the physical design component; requiring and providing for an advanced corridor plan, requiring metropolitan planning organization review; establishing a commuter rail corridor coordinating committee to advise the commissioner on certain issues, specifying membership requirements; providing for funding and authorizing commissioner contracts for operation of the facilities; restricting the powers of regional railroad authorities relating to light or commuter rail transit; repealing the light rail transit (LRT) joint powers board(ra)