The State may transfer to the Metropole of Lyon, at its request, the ownership, development, maintenance and management of major facilities and infrastructures, if applicable located outside its perimeter, after receiving the opinion of the territorially competent departmental council. These transfers are carried out free of charge and do not give rise to the payment of any compensation or tax or any duty, salary or fee.
The transfer is authorised by decree. An agreement concluded between the State and the beneficiary metropolis specifies the terms and conditions of the transfer.