Port Authority of Allegheny County v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

These consolidated appeals are from orders of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) granting the application of various common carriers to engage in “paratransit” operations in Allegheny County.

*374Prior to evidentiary hearings on the merits for each application, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) filed with the PUC motions to dismiss on the grounds that it lacked jurisdiction to grant a certificate of public convenience for such services. The Authority’s position was, and continues to be, that the Second Class County Port Authority Act…