The contract for the "Alishan three-in-one BOT Project" was signed back in June of 2006, under the Chen Shui-bian administration. Management of the Alishan Forest Railway was formally transferred in June of 2008.
「阿里山三合一 BOT 案」早在扁政府執政時的 2006 年 6 月簽訂，其中的 OT 案──阿里山森鐵，更已在 2008 年 6 月正式易手經營。