1. The following public transit authorities are hereby constituted as legal persons established in the public interest:(1) the “Société de transport de Montréal”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Montréal;
(2) the “Société de transport de Québec”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Québec;
(3) the “Société de transport de l’Outaouais”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Gatineau;
(4) the “Société de transport de Longueuil”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Longueuil;
(5) the “Société de transport de Lévis”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Lévis;
(6) the “Société de transport de Laval”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Laval;
(7) the `Société de transport de Trois-Rivières´, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Trois-Rivières;
(8) the “Société de transport du Saguenay”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of the following municipalities: Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie;
(9) the “Société de transport de Sherbrooke”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Sherbrooke.