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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 553
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(I) PROVIDE THAT NO OPERATING CONTRACT SHALL BE
ENTERED INTO FOR A TERM IN EXCESS OF FIVE YEARS;
PROVIDED, THAT ANY SUCH CONTRACT MAY BE RENEWED FOR
SUCCESSIVE TERMS, EACH OF WHICH SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE
YEARS. ANY SUCH OPERATING CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
TERMINATION BY THE BOARD FOR CAUSE ONLY.
53. COMPENSATION FOR CONTRACTOR.
COMPENSATION TO THE CONTRACTOR UNDER THE OPERATING
CONTRACT MAY, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, BE IN THE
FORM OF (1) A FEE PAID BY THE BOARD TO THE CONTRACTOR FOR
SERVICES, (2) A PAYMENT BY THE CONTRACTOR TO THE BOARD
FOR THE RIGHT TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM, OR (3) SUCH OTHER
ARRANGEMENT AS THE BOARD MAY PRESCRIBE; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT THE COMPENSATION SHALL BEAR A REASONABLE
RELATIONSHIP TO THE BENEFITS TO THE AUTHORITY AND TO THE
ESTIMATED COSTS THE AUTHORITY WOULD INCUR IN DIRECTLY
PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES DELEGATED UNDER THE
OPERATING CONTRACT; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT NO SUCH
CONTRACT SHALL CREATE ANY RIGHT IN THE CONTRACTOR (1) TO
MAKE OR CHANGE ANY RATE OR FARE OR ALTER OR CHANGE THE
SERVICE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT TO BE PROVIDED OR (2)
TO SEEK JUDICIAL RELIEF BY ANY FORM OF ORIGINAL ACTION,
REVIEW OR OTHER PROCEEDINGS FROM ANY RATE OR FARE OR
SERVICE PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD. ANY ASSERTION, OR
ATTEMPTED ASSERTION, BY THE CONTRACTOR OF THE RIGHT TO
MAKE OR CHANGE ANY RATE OR FARE OR SERVICE PRESCRIBED BY
THE BOARD SHALL CONSTITUTE CAUSE FOR TERMINATION OF THE
OPERATING CONTRACT. THE OPERATING CONTRACT MAY PROVIDE
INCENTIVES FOR EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL MANAGEMENT.
54. SELECTION OF CONTRACTOR.
THE BOARD SHALL ENTER INTO AN OPERATING CONTRACT
ONLY AFTER FORMAL ADVERTISEMENT AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALL
INTERESTED AND QUALIFIED PARTIES, INCLUDING PRIVATE
TRANSIT COMPANIES RENDERING TRANSIT SERVICE WITHIN THE
ZONE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, IF THE AUTHORITY ACQUIRES
TRANSIT FACILITIES FROM ANY AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL OR
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENTS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE VII, § 19 OF THIS TITLE, THE
AUTHORITY SHALL ASSUME THE OBLIGATIONS OF ANY OPERATING
CONTRACT WHICH THE TRANSFEROR AGENCY MAY HAVE ENTERED
INTO.
ARTICLE XII
COORDINATION OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
55. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT THE INTEREST OF THE
PUBLIC IN EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL TRANSIT SERVICE AND IN
THE FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AUTHORITY AND OF THE
PRIVATE TRANSIT COMPANIES REQUIRES THAT THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SEGMENTS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM BE
OPERATED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, AS A
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