§ 155. Issuance of a permanent permit. 1. A permanent permit to
operate as a contract carrier of passengers may be issued by the
commissioner to an applicant with or without a hearing, but upon notice
to all interested parties, authorizing such applicant to provide
transportation as a contract carrier of passengers. The application for
a permanent permit shall be granted if the commissioner finds that:

(a) the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the
transportation to be authorized by the permit and to comply with this
chapter and the regulations of the commissioner; and

(b) the proposed service is or will be consistent with the public
interest and the policy declared in section one hundred thirty-seven of
this chapter.

2. No permit issued under this article shall confer any proprietary or
property rights in the use of the highways.