HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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

(b)  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 transportation systems
participating therein which shall not unduly prefer or,
prejudice any of such transportation systems so
participating.

(c)  Any two or more of the mass transportation
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)  Any mass transportation 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 transportation to an area not being serviced because
of a labor dispute, which dispute has been duly authorized
by the labor organization certified to represent the
employees of such mass transportation system.

(e)  Any mass transportation 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 satisfaction 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 route.

(f)  Any mass transportation system operating in
the area shall not be required to do any of the things or
provide the service or extend any existing service or
provide any additional service as mentioned in subsections
(a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section unless the mass
transportation system affected or involved earns a
reasonable return on its operation as a whole in performing