1. The following public transit authorities are hereby constituted as legal persons established in the public interest:1° the “Société de transport de Montréal”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Montréal;
2° the “Société de transport de Québec”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Québec;
3° the “Société de transport de l’Outaouais”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Gatineau;
4° the “Société de transport de Longueuil”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Longueuil;
5° the “Société de transport de Lévis”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Lévis;
6° the “Société de transport de Laval”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Laval;
7° the `Société de transport de Trois-Rivières´, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Trois-Rivières;
8° the “Société de transport du Saguenay”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of the following municipalities: Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie;
9° the “Société de transport de Sherbrooke”, whose area of jurisdiction corresponds to that of Ville de Sherbrooke.