70 ILCS 3615/2.06
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.06)Sec. 2.06. Use of streets and roads; relationship with Illinois Commerce Commission.(a) The Authority may for the benefit of a Service Board, by ordinance,  provide for special lanes for  exclusive or special use by public transportation vehicles with regard to  any roads, streets, ways, highways, bridges, toll highways or toll bridges  in the metropolitan region, notwithstanding any governmental statute,  ordinance or regulation to the contrary.(b) The Authority, for the benefit of a Service Board, shall have  the power to use and, by ordinance, to  authorize any Service Board or transportation agency to use without  any franchise, charge,  permit or license any public road, street, way, highway, bridge, toll  highway or toll bridge within the metropolitan region for the provision of  public transportation. Transportation agencies which have purchase of  service agreements with a Service Board as to any  public transportation shall  not as to any aspect of such public transportation be subject to any  supervision, licensing or regulation imposed by any unit of local  government in the metropolitan region, except as may be specifically  authorized by the Authority and except for regular police supervision of  vehicular traffic.(c) The Authority shall not be subject to the Public Utilities Act.  Transportation agencies which have any purchase of service agreement with  a Service Board shall not be subject to that Act as to any public  transportation which is the subject of such agreement. No contract or  agreement entered into by any transportation agency with a Service Board  shall be subject to approval of or regulation by the Illinois Commerce  Commission. If a Service Board shall determine that any particular public  transportation service provided by a transportation agency with which the  Service Board has a purchase of service agreement is not  necessary for the  public interest and shall, for that reason, decline to enter into any  purchase of service agreement for such particular service, then the  Service Board shall have no obligation pursuant to Section  2.02(c) to offer or  make a purchase of service agreement with respect to that particular  service and the transportation agency may discontinue the particular  service. Such discontinuation shall not be subject to the approval of or  regulation by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The acquisition by the  Authority by eminent domain of any property, from any transportation  agency, shall not be subject to the approval of or regulation by the  Illinois Commerce Commission, provided, however, that  the requirement in  Section 7-102 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended, requiring in certain  instances prior approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission for taking or  damaging of property of railroads or other public utilities shall continue  to apply as to any taking or damaging by the Authority  of any real property  of such a railroad not used for public transportation or of any real  property of such other public utility.  (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)