§ 160A-608. Purpose of the Authority.
§ 160A‑608. Purpose of the Authority.
The purpose of the Authority shall be to finance, provide, operate, andmaintain for a safe, clean, reliable, adequate, convenient, energy efficient,economically and environmentally sound public transportation system for theservice area of the Authority through the granting of franchises, ownership andleasing of terminals, buses and other transportation facilities and equipment,and otherwise through the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon it,in order to enhance mobility in the region and encourage sound growth patterns.
Such a service, facility, or function shall be financed, provided,operated, or maintained in the service area of the Authority either in additionto or to a greater or lesser extent than services, facilities, or functions arefinanced, provided, operated, or maintained for the entirety of the respectiveunits of local government. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)