Arizona § 40-1112 - Qualifying bodies which may form authority; purposes
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§ 40-1112. Qualifying bodies which may form authority; purposes
A. A metropolitan public transit authority may be formed by any of the following:
1. The governing body of a municipality, the population of which is not less than fifty-one per cent of the proposed area of the authority.
2. The governing bodies of more than one municipality acting jointly in a county, the combined population of which are not less than fifty-one per cent of the proposed area of the authority.
3. The board of supervisors of a county if the population of the unincorporated areas of such county within the proposed authority area and the population of any one or more contracting municipalities when combined is not less than fifty-one per cent of the population of the county.
B. Such an authority may acquire, own and operate a metropolitan public transit system including all appurtenances thereof in the area of the authority.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 40-1112 cover?
Section 40-1112 ("Qualifying bodies which may form authority; purposes") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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