About

Greenville Transit Authority

The Greenville Transit Authority is governed by a seven-member Board. Two members are appointed by Greenville City Council, two by Greenville County Council, and three by the Greenville County Legislative Delegation.

Responsibilities

Under GTA's contract with the City of Greenville, the GTA Board retains all duties, powers and responsibilities defined in State law. These responsibilities include the duty to (quoting from the South Carolina Code of Laws):

• Purchase, lease, own, or operate or provide for the operation of transportation facilities;
• Contract for public transportation services;
• Plan in concert with any appropriate local planning organizations for public transportation services;
• Exercise the power of eminent domain limited to right-of-way and contiguous facility acquisition;
• Contract with other governmental agencies, private companies, and individuals;
• Sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain, and defend in all courts;
• Adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal;
• Acquire, purchase, hold, lease as a lessee, and use any franchise or property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of the authority, and sell, lease as lessor, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest therein acquired by it;
• Fix, alter, change, and establish rates, fees, fares, and other charges for services or facilities of the authority;
• Establish public transportation routes and approve the alteration or addition of routes based primarily on a detailed analysis or proposed use and comprehensive cost analysis;
• Acquire and operate, or provide for the operation of, transportation systems, public or private, within the area, the acquisition of a system to be by negotiation and agreement between the authority and the operator of the system to be acquired;
• Make contracts of every name and nature and execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of its business;
• Enter into management contracts with any person for the management of a public transportation system owned or controlled by the authority for a period of time, and under compensation and other terms and conditions, as may be considered advisable by the authority;
• Contract for the services of attorneys, engineers, consultants, and agents for any purpose of the authority;
• Borrow money and make and issue negotiable bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness;
• Accept gifts, grants, or loans of money or other property from and enter into contracts, leases, or other transactions with and accept funds from Federal, State, or local governments, public or semipublic agencies or private individuals or corporations and expend the funds and carry out cooperative undertakings and contracts;
• Do all acts necessary for the provision of public transportation services;
• Provide transportation services for residents of the service area to destinations outside the service area;
• Promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.