{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-306.31","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 306.31","heading":"Creating regional transit authority.","body":"A regional transit authority may be created in the manner provided in section 306.32 of the Revised Code, for any one or more of the following purposes: acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining, replacing, improving, and extending transit facilities; controlling and administering the public utilities franchise of such transit facilities; entering into and supervising franchise agreements; accepting assignment of and then supervising an existing franchise agreement; and accepting assignment of and exercising a right to purchase a transit system in accordance with the acquisition terms of an existing franchise agreement. A regional transit authority so created is a political subdivision of the state and a body corporate with all the powers of a corporation, comprised of the territory of one, or two or more counties, municipal corporations, townships, or any combination thereof, provided, that each county, municipal corporation, or township included within a regional transit authority shall be a county which is, or be located in a county which is or is contiguous to a county which is, or in which a municipal corporation or township is located which is, included in such regional transit authority.","path":["Title 3 Counties","Chapter 306 County Transit System; Regional Transit Authority; Regional Transit Commission"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-306.31","current_through":"1970-08-25 (Senate Bill 125 - 108th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:26Z","sha256":"bdf5f52c380e6b31ba7c5d19eb52c0809a1ef254d9516b554ae83b162a5a96b9","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-306.301","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-306.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}