§ 160A-604. Territorial jurisdiction of the Authority. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑604. Territorial jurisdiction of the Authority.

(a)        The territorial jurisdiction of any authority createdpursuant to this Article shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the threecounties that organized it.

(b)        Except as provided by this Article, the jurisdiction of theAuthority may include all local public passenger transportation operatingwithin the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority, but the Authority may nottake over the operation of any existing public transportation without theconsent of the owner.

(c)        The Authority shall not have jurisdiction over publictransportation subject to the jurisdiction of and regulated by the InterstateCommerce Commission, nor shall it have jurisdiction over intrastate publictransportation classified as common carriers of passengers by the NorthCarolina Utilities Commission. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)