N.Y. Transportation Law § 155: Issuance of a permanent permit

§ 155. Issuance of a permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to

operate as a contract carrier of passengers may be issued by the

commissioner to an applicant with or without a hearing, but upon notice

to all interested parties, authorizing such applicant to provide

transportation as a contract carrier of passengers. The application for

a permanent permit shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:

(a) the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the

transportation to be authorized by the permit and to comply with this

chapter and the regulations of the commissioner; and

(b) the proposed service is or will be consistent with the public

interest and the policy declared in section one hundred thirty-seven of

this chapter.

2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or

property rights in the use of the highways.