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The jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the transit commission shall extend to:
(a)the comprehensive unified local transportation system for which a permit is granted as mentioned in the foregoing Section 14-101 of this Article including any and every part of such system extending or which may be extended into adjacent or suburban territory within this state lying outside of the city not more than 30 miles distant from the nearest point marking the corporate limits of the city;
(b)all other local public utility transportation facilities owned or operated or to be owned or operated mainly in the transportation of persons the major portion of which facilities are located or to be located within, or the major portion of the service of which is or is to be supplied to the inhabitants of the
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The jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the transit commission shall extend to: (a) the comprehensive unified local transportation system for which a permit is granted as mentioned in the foregoing Section 14-101 of this Article including any and every part of such system extending or which may be extended into adjacent or suburban territory within this state lying outside of the city not more than 30 miles distant from the nearest point marking the corporate limits of the city; (b) all other local public utility transportation facilities owned or operated or to be owned or operated mainly in the transportation of persons the major portion of which facilities are located or to be located within, or the major portion of the service of which is or is to be supplied to the inhabitants of the city, including such part or parts of any of said facilities extending or which may be extended into adjacent and suburban territory within this state lying outside of the city within 30 miles distant from the nearest point marking the corporate limits of the city; but not including any railroad located or to be located in the city constituting or used as part of a steam trunk line railroad system, operated as a common carrier of freight and passengers; (c) every corporation that now or hereafter may or may be authorized to own, control, operate, or manage the comprehensive unified local transportation system or any of the other local transportation facilities mentioned in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section. With respect to said comprehensive unified local transportation system and said other local transportation facilities and those owning and/or operating or authorized to own and/or operate the same as aforesaid, the transit commission shall have the same regulatory and supervisory powers and duties as are conferred and imposed upon the Illinois Commerce Commission by the provisions of this Act. Provided, however, that the initial acquisition, consolidation, unification, or merger of the properties for the establishment of and to comprise said comprehensive unified local transportation system and the issuance of bonds, stocks, or other securities therefor or in connection therewith, shall be within and subject to the jurisdiction and control of the Illinois Commerce Commission with respect to any consent, permission, approval, authority, or certificate for such acquisition, consolidation, or merger of said properties including any certificate of convenience and necessity, and the issuance of such securities required by the provisions of this Act.