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PUBLIC LAW 89-774-NOV. 6, 1966

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required by this section. The Board may suspend and waive the provisions of this section requiring competitive bids whenever: " (a) the purchase is to be made from or the contract is to be made with the federal or any State government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or pursuant to any open end bulk purchase contract of any of them; " (b) the public exigency requires the immediate delivery of the articles; " (c) only one source of supply is available; or " (d) the equipment to be purchased is of a technical nature and the procurement thereof without advertising is necessary in order to assure standardization of equipment and interchangeability of parts in the public interest. "Rights of Way "74. The Board is authorized to locatej construct and maintain any of its transit and related facilities in, upon, over, under or across any streets, highways, freeways, bridges and any other vehicular facilities, subject to the applicable laws governing such use of such facilities by public agencies. In the absence of such laws, such use of such facilities by the Board shall be subject to such reasonable conditions as the highway department or other affected agency of a signatory party may require; provided, however, that the Board shall not construct or operate transit or related facilities upon, over, or across any parkways or park lands without the consent of, and except upon the terms and conditions required by, the agency having jurisdiction with respect to such parkways and park lands, but may construct or operate such facilities in a subway under such parkways or park lands upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be specified by the agency having jurisdiction with respect thereto. "Compliance with Laws, Regulations and Ordinances "75. The Board shall comply with all laws, ordinances and regulations of the signatories and political subdivisions and agencies thereof with respect to use of streets, highways and all other vehicular facilities, traffic control and regulation, zoning, signs and buildings. "Police "76. The Board is authorized to employ watchmen, guards and investigators as it may deem necessary for the protection of its properties, personnel and passengers and such employees, when authorized by any jurisdiction within the Zone, may serve as special police officers in any such jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein shall relieve any signatory or political subdivision or agency thereof from its duty to provide police service and protection or to limit, restrict or interfere with the jurisdiction of or performance of duties by the existing police and law enforcement agencies. "Exemption from Regulation "77. Except as otherwise provided in this Title, any transit service rendered by transit facilities owned or controlled by the Authority and the Authority or any corporation, firm or association performing such transit service pursuant to an operating contract with the Authority, shall, in connection with the performance of such service, be exempt from all laws, rules, regulations and orders of the signatories



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