70 ILCS 3615/2.07: Extraterritorial authority.

To provide or assist any transportation of members of the general public between points in the metropolitan region and points outside the metropolitan region, whether in this State, Wisconsin, or Indiana, the Authority may enter into agreements with any unit of local government, individual, corporation or other business entity, or other person or public agency in or of any such state or any private entity for such service. Such agreements may provide for participation by the Authority in providing such service and for grants by the Authority in connection with any such service, and may, subject to federal and State law, set forth any terms relating to such service, including coordinating such service with public transportation in the metropolitan region. Such agreement may be for such number of years or duration as the parties may agree. In regard to any such agreements or grants, the Authority shall consider the benefit to the metropolitan region and the financial contribution with regard to such service made or to be made from public funds in such areas served outside the metropolitan region. Nothing in this Section prevents the Board of the Commuter Rail Division of the Authority from entering into agreements to provide service, or the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation from providing service, between points outside the metropolitan region when it is deemed beneficial to the State, the Authority, the Services Boards, or the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation.