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Ex. MET-MSY-079 Order Primary source read

CATS to resume fare collections May 16 (release of May 14, 2021): fares waived since April 2020

CATS fare collection resumes May 16, 2021; fares had been waived since April 2020 in response to COVID-19

Capital Area Transit System · Capital Area Transit System (CATS), East Baton Rouge Parish (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Capital Area Transit System (CATS), East Baton Rouge Parish · New Orleans and Baton Rouge · Louisiana
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
CATS operating authority (La. R.S. 48:1451 et seq.) under the State and parish emergency declarations
Issued
2021-05-14 May 14, 2021
Effective
2021-05-16
In force
May 16, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • all CATS riders
Functions reached
  • WF transit-commuting workforce
  • TRAV
Collection
New Orleans and Baton Rouge MET-MSY

Operative words

The Capital Area Transit System (CATS) will resume fare collection on Sunday, May 16th. The agency began waiving fares in April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. CATS has installed operator barriers in all vehicles and has taken precautions to ensure the continued safety of both its customers and operators.

Enforcement

Operational directive of the transit authority

Notes

Proves the thirteen-month fare suspension and operator-barrier retrofit by their termination; CATS also required face masks on all vehicles (agency alert, 2020) and hosted the parish mask order (Ex. 073).

Retrieval note

Agency's own release; text read.