KRS 96A.170: Exemption from jurisdiction of Transportation Cabinet -- Cabinet

assistance permitted.

An authority created and established under this chapter, together with its ownership,

financing, operation, rates and charges for use of its services and facilities , rules and

regulations, routes, schedules, size and character of its equipment and quality of service

shall be exempt from all jurisdiction of the Transportation Cabinet of the

Commonwealth, provided, however, that no new service may be instituted within or

outside of the authority's transit area in competition with an existing certificated bus

company without an application to and a grant of authority from the Transportation

Cabinet as provided by KRS Chapter 281 or KRS 96A.095(4), provided further that

nothing in this section shall deny the Transportation Cabinet the authority to render such

advice and assistance, including financial aid, engineering, planning and technical

assistance, as it deems advisable, to enable an authority as created under this ch apter to

acquire, construct, expand, maintain, and operate a mass transit system as defined in this

chapter and to establish regulations to promote local transit authorities and to ensure

compliance with the requirements of the United States Federal Transit Administration.