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Ohio Rev. Code § 306.30 (2026)

Regional transit authority definitions

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(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section and as used in sections 306.30 to 306.53 of the Revised Code, "transit facility" means any:

(1) Street railway, motor bus, tramline, subway, monorail, rapid transit vehicle, aeroplane, helicopter, ferry, or other ground or water transportation system having as its primary purpose the regularly scheduled mass movement of passengers between locations within the territorial boundaries of a regional transit authority, including all rights-of-way, power lines, rolling stock, equipment, machinery, terminals, buildings, administration and maintenance and repair facilities, and supporting parking facilities, and franchise rights attendant thereto, but excluding therefrom trucks and facilities designed for use in the movement of property by truck;

(2) Docks, wharves, warehouses, piers, and other port, terminal, or transportation facilities and marinas;

(3) Facilities used, available for use, or designed for use to aid in the safe taking off or landing of aircraft, for the safety, storage, and maintenance of aircraft, for the comfort and accommodation of users of air transportation, including persons, property, and mail, or for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of an airport; and buildings and facilities as are reasonably necessary for the comfort and accommodation of the users of transit facilities; or

(4) Any combination of the foregoing.

(B) In a county with a population between one million two hundred thousand and one million three hundred thousand according the most recent federal decennial census, as used in sections 306.30 to 306.53 of the Revised Code, "transit facility" means any:

(1) Street railway, motor bus, tramline, subway, monorail, paratransit vehicle, rapid transit vehicle, railcar, aeroplane, helicopter, ferry, or other ground or water transportation system having as its primary purpose either the regularly scheduled mass movement of passengers or the corresponding paratransit service between locations within the territorial boundaries of a regional transit authority, including all rights-of-way, routes, transit zones, bus lanes, bus layover areas, bus loops, transit centers, bus shelters, bus stops, rail stations, rail lines, power lines, rolling stock, equipment, machinery, terminals, buildings, administration and maintenance and repair facilities, vehicles for maintenance and support, and supporting parking facilities, and franchise rights attendant thereto, but excluding therefrom trucks and facilities designed for use in the movement of property by truck;

(2) Docks, wharves, warehouses, piers, and other port, terminal, or transportation facilities and marinas;

(3) Facilities used, available for use, or designed for use to aid in the safe taking off or landing of aircraft, for the safety, storage, and maintenance of aircraft, for the comfort and accommodation of users of air transportation, including persons, property, and mail, or for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of an airport; and buildings and facilities as are reasonably necessary for the comfort and accommodation of the users of transit facilities;

(4) Any combination of the foregoing.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: Vill. of Silver Lake v. Metro Reg'l Transit Auth., 856 N.E.2d 236 (Ohio 2006).
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Vill. of Silver Lake v. Metro Reg'l Transit Auth., 856 N.E.2d 236 (Ohio 2006). · cites it 4× “{¶ 9} A transit facility is defined in R.C. 306.30: “As used in sections 306.30 to 306.”
In Re Latchaw, 24 B.R. 457 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 1982). · cites it 4× “The Debtors are employees of Metro, a quasi-governmental entity created and maintained pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 306.30 et seq., and are members of Local # 1 of the Transport Union of America, AFL-CIO, the duly authorized bargaining agent for employees of Metro.”
Hensley v. Toledo Area Reg'l Transit Auth., 700 N.E.2d 641 (Ohio Ct. App. 1997). “] *619 A First, TARTA asserts and the Court agrees that TARTA is a “regional transit authority” created under R.C. 306.30 to R.C. 306.53, inclusive. 4 Plaintiffs argue that, because a regional transit authority is not one of the four types of transit systems whose buses are…”
State Ex Rel. Greater Cleveland Reg'l Transit Auth. v. Griffin, 576 N.E.2d 825 (Ohio Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “177994, seeking a determination by the court of whether GCRTA had the authority under R.C. 306.30 through 306.53, R.C. 1701.13(E) and/or its bylaws to provide indemnification to its employees under these circumstances.”
State v. Thomas, 2024 Ohio 1361 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 3× “The court further found the state’s argument that Euclid Avenue from Public Square to University Circle is a “transit facility” because GCRTA operates a bus line there with many stops and shelters unpersuasive.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 306.30(A) — 2 cases
Vill. of Silver Lake v. Metro Reg'l Transit Auth., 856 N.E.2d 236 (Ohio 2006). “{¶ 9} A transit facility is defined in R.C. 306.30: “As used in sections 306.30 to 306.”
State v. Thomas, 2024 Ohio 1361 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “The court further found the state’s argument that Euclid Avenue from Public Square to University Circle is a “transit facility” because GCRTA operates a bus line there with many stops and shelters unpersuasive.”
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