(220 ILCS 5/14-105) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-105)
Sec. 14-105.
Powers and duties.
The jurisdiction, powers, and duties of
the transit commission shall extend to:
(a) the comprehensive unified local transportation system for which a
permit is granted as mentioned in the foregoing Section 14-101 of this
Article including any and every part of such system extending or which
may be extended into adjacent or suburban territory within this state lying
outside of the city not more than 30 miles distant from the
nearest point marking the corporate limits of the city;
(b) all other local public utility transportation facilities owned or
operated or to be owned or operated mainly in the transportation of persons
the major portion of which facilities are located or to be located within,
or the major portion of the service of which is or is to be supplied to the
inhabitants of the city, including such part or parts of any of said
facilities extending or which may be extended into adjacent and suburban
territory within this state lying outside of the city within 30
miles distant from the nearest point marking the corporate limits of the
city; but not including any railroad located or to be located in the city
constituting or used as part of a steam trunk line railroad system,
operated as a common carrier of freight and passengers;
(c) every corporation that now or hereafter may or may be authorized to
own, control, operate, or manage the comprehensive unified local
transportation system or any of the other local transportation facilities
mentioned in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.
With respect to said comprehensive unified local transportation system
and said other local transportation facilities and those owning and/or
operating or authorized to own and/or operate the same as aforesaid, the
transit commission shall have the same regulatory and supervisory powers
and duties as are conferred and imposed upon the Illinois Commerce
Commission by the provisions of this Act.
Provided, however, that the initial acquisition, consolidation,
unification, or merger of the properties for the establishment of and to
comprise said comprehensive unified local transportation system and the
issuance of bonds, stocks, or other securities therefor or in connection
therewith, shall be within and subject to the jurisdiction and control of
the Illinois Commerce Commission with respect to any consent, permission,
approval, authority, or certificate for such acquisition, consolidation, or
merger of said properties including any certificate of convenience and
necessity, and the issuance of such securities required by the provisions
of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-617.)
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