A-7.02 - Act respecting the Agence métropolitaine de transport

Section 35 Disposition versions

2001-12-31

35. The Agency may, in particular,

(1)  operate a public bus transportation enterprise;

(2)  develop its metropolitan bus transit system;

(3)  coordinate the bus services provided by public transit operating authorities, the subway service system and its own metropolitan bus transit and suburban train systems;

(4)  establish metropolitan transit tickets for the use of services, which may include suburban train services, provided by two or more public transit operating authorities, issue them on any medium and fix the fares;

(5)  establish tickets and fix the fares for the use of metropolitan equipment and facilities;

(6)  approve any type of integrated system, chosen by a public transit operating authority for transit ticket sales and fare collection, for the sole purpose of ensuring that the various types of fare collection equipment enable the metropolitan fare structure to be applied, are compatible with one another and enable data to be read and entered on a smart card;

(7)  apportion the cost of its metropolitan bus transit system, and of the metropolitan equipment and facilities acquired or managed by it, among the public transit operating authorities and municipalities;

(8)  define the terms and conditions subject to which a non-resident may use a special transportation service for the handicapped and determine the cost-sharing formula;

(9)  take any measure it considers appropriate to promote the organization and operation of public transportation services not operated by the Agency and provide support services to users of such services and to the persons organizing them;

(10)  promote all forms of shared transportation;

(11)  establish metropolitan transit tickets for the public bus transportation services it organizes, and fix the fares;

(12)  acquire, possess and operate businesses in or on its immovables;

(13)  lease advertising space in or on its immovables and vehicles;

(14)  alienate, without any permission or special formality, any movable or immovable property the value of which does not exceed $10,000.

For the purposes of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, all bus transportation services must be provided by a public transit operating authority or carrier bound by a contract with the Agency. Such contract shall take the place of any authorization otherwise necessary to accredit such authority or carrier.

1995, c. 65, s. 35; 2001, c. 23, s. 218.

1996-01-01

35. The Agency may, in particular,

(1)  operate a public bus transportation enterprise;

(2)  develop its metropolitan bus transit system;

(3)  coordinate the bus services provided by public transit operating authorities, the subway service system and its own metropolitan bus transit and suburban train systems;

(4)  establish metropolitan transit tickets for the use of services, which may include suburban train services, provided by two or more public transit operating authorities, and fix the fares;

(5)  establish tickets and fix the fares for the use of metropolitan equipment and facilities;

(6)  approve the types of fare collection equipment that may be used by public transit operating authorities;

(7)  apportion the cost of its metropolitan bus transit system, and of the metropolitan equipment and facilities acquired or managed by it, among the public transit operating authorities and municipalities;

(8)  define the terms and conditions subject to which a non-resident may use a special transportation service for the handicapped and determine the cost-sharing formula;

(9)  take any measure it considers appropriate to promote the organization and operation of public transportation services not operated by the Agency and provide support services to users of such services and to the persons organizing them;

(10)  promote all forms of shared transportation.

For the purposes of subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, all bus transportation services must be provided by a public transit operating authority or carrier bound by a contract with the Agency. Such contract shall take the place of any authorization otherwise necessary to accredit such authority or carrier.

1995, c. 65, s. 35.