70 ILCS 3615/2.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS|70 ILCS 3615/ - Regional Transportation Authority Act.|Article II - Powers

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.01)Sec. 2.01. General Allocation of Responsibility for Public Transportation.(a) In order to accomplish the   purposes as set forth in this Act,  the responsibility for planning, operating, and funding public transportation in the metropolitan region shall be allocated as described in this Act.  The Authority shall:(i) adopt plans that implement the public policy of     the State to provide adequate, efficient, geographically equitable and coordinated public transportation throughout the metropolitan region;(ii) set goals, objectives, and standards for the     Authority, the Service Boards, and transportation agencies;(iii) develop performance measures to inform the     public about the extent to which the provision of public transportation in the metropolitan region meets those goals, objectives, and standards;(iv) allocate operating and capital funds made     available to support public transportation in the metropolitan region;(v) provide financial oversight of the Service     Boards; and(vi) coordinate the provision of public     transportation and the investment in public transportation facilities to enhance the integration of public transportation throughout the metropolitan region, all as provided in this Act.The   Service Boards shall, on a continuing basis determine  the level, nature  and kind of public transportation which should be provided for the  metropolitan region in order to meet the plans, goals, objectives, and standards adopted by the Authority.  The Service Boards may provide public transportation  by purchasing  such service from transportation agencies through purchase of service  agreements, by grants to such agencies or by operating such service, all  pursuant to this Act and the "Metropolitan Transit Authority  Act", as now or hereafter amended. Certain of its actions to implement the responsibilities allocated to the Authority in this subsection (a) shall be taken in 3 public documents adopted by the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors: A Strategic Plan; a Five-Year Capital Program; and an Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan.(b) The Authority shall subject the operating and capital plans and  expenditures of the Service Boards in the  metropolitan region with  regard to public transportation to continuing review so that  the Authority may budget and expend its funds with maximum effectiveness  and efficiency. The Authority shall conduct audits of each of the Service Boards no less than every 5 years.  Such audits may include management, performance, financial, and infrastructure condition audits.  The Authority may conduct management, performance, financial, and infrastructure condition audits of transportation agencies that receive funds from the Authority.  The Authority may direct a Service Board to conduct any such audit of a transportation agency that receives funds from such Service Board, and the Service Board shall comply with such request to the extent it has the right to do so. These audits of the Service Boards or transportation agencies may be project or service specific audits to evaluate their achievement of the goals and objectives of that project or service and their compliance with any applicable requirements.      (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)