(1) "Public transportation service provider" includes a qualified entity and a city, county, special district, intergovernmental entity or any other political subdivision or municipal or public corporation that provides public transportation services and is not otherwise described in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) "Qualified entity" means the following:
(a) Counties in which no part of a mass transit district or transportation district exists;
(b) Mass transit districts organized under ORS 267.010 to 267.394;
(c) Transportation districts organized under ORS 267.510 to 267.650; and
(d) Federally recognized Indian tribes. [2017 c.750 §122m]