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traffic, adequacy of service, replacements, ability to attract necessary
capital, and rates generally charged for comparable services.

75A. Service requirements for certain Baltimore area motor car-
riers.

With respect to the transportation and persons engaged therein
specified in Section 56A of this Article 78, the Commission may order
and direct:

(a)    Through routes. Any one, or two or more, of the mass trans-
portation systems operating in the area to establish reasonable
through routes.

(b)    Joint fares. Any two or more of the mass transportation
systems operating in the area to establish and observe reasonable and
just joint fares, and in connection therewith to establish just,
reasonable, and equitable divisions thereof between the said trans-
portation systems participating therein which shall not unduly
prefer or, prejudice any of such transportation systems so partic-
ipating.

(c)    Transfer privileges. Any two or more of the mass trans-
portation systems operating in the area to establish and observe
reasonable and just transfer privileges from any one of the mass
transportation systems participating therein to any one or more of
the other such transportation systems participating in any such plan,
and any such transfer plan shall not unduly prefer or prejudice
any of the participating transportation systems.

(d)    Service to area not being serviced. Any mass transporta-
tion system operating in the area to provide service for which there
is an immediate and urgent need to a point or points within a
prescribed territory within the area having no mass transportation
services capable of meeting such need, but no such order shall be
given when the effect of such order would be to provide transporta-
tion to an area not being serviced because of a labor dispute, which
dispute has been duly authorized by the labor organization certi-
fied to represent the employees of such mass transportation system.

(e)    Extension of service; additional routes. Any mass trans-
portation system operating in the area, if the public convenience
and necessity so require, to extend any existing service or provide any
additional service over additional routes within the area, provided,
however, that no permit shall be issued to operate over the routes
of any holder of any permit until it shall be proved to the satis-
faction of the Commission after public hearing, upon reasonable
notice, that the service rendered by such permit holder, over such
route, is inadequate for the requirements of the public necessity
and convenience, and provided, further, if the Authority is of the
opinion that the service rendered by such permit holder shall be
given reasonable time and opportunity to remedy such inadequacy
before any permit shall be granted to any other legal entity to
operate over such rou