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thereof, or, in the absence of such agreements, establish and main-
tain through routes and joint fares in accordance with orders issued
by the Public Service Commission directed to the private carriers
when the terms and conditions for such through service and joint
fares are acceptable to it.

32. 31. Fares and service by Authority.

(a) Standards. Insofar as practicable, and consistent with the
provision of adequate service at reasonable fares, the rates and fares
charged for and services provided by the transit facilities owned or
controlled by the Authority shall be fixed by the Authority so as to
result in revenues which will:

(1)    pay the operating expenses and provide for the repairs,
maintenance, depreciation, and replacement of the transit facilities
owned or controlled by the Authority;

(2)    provide for payment of all principal and interest on out-
standing revenue bonds and other obligations and for the payment
of all amounts to sinking funds and other funds as may be required
by the terms of any indenture or agreement;

(3)    provide for the purchase, lease or acquisition of rolling
stock, including provisions for interest, sinking funds, reserve
funds, or other funds required for payment of any obligations in-
curred by the Authority for the acquisition of rolling stock; and

(4)    provide funds for any purpose the Authority deems neces-
sary and desirable to carry out the purposes of this Article.

33. 32. Hearings.

(a)    Hearings required. The Authority may not make or change
any fare or rate, nor establish or abandon any route except after
holding a public hearing with respect thereto.

(b)    Request for hearing. Any person, firm or association served
by or using the transit facilities owned or controlled by the Author-
ity, including the People's Counsel to the Public Service Commission
as a representative of the public in general, and any private carrier
operating in the District may file a request with the Authority for a
hearing with respect to any rates or charges made by the Authority
or any service rendered with the transit facilities owned or con-
trolled by the Authority. Such request shall be in writing, shall
state the matter on which a hearing is requested and shall set forth
clearly the matters and things on which the request relies. As
promptly as possible after such a request is filed, the Authority,
or such officer or employee as it may designate, shall confer with
the protestant with respect to the matters complained of. After
such conference, the Authority, if it deems the matter meritorious
and of general significance, may call a hearing with respect to such
request.

(c)    Notice for hearings. The Authority shall give at least
thirty days' notice for all hearings. The notice shall be given by
publication in two or more newspape