Amended in Assembly March 18, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2559


Introduced by Assembly Member Frazier

February 19, 2016


An act tobegin delete amend Section 229.26 ofend deletebegin insert add Section 229.261 toend insert the Streets and Highways Code, relating to highways.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2559, as amended, Frazier. Tourist-oriented directionalbegin delete signs.end deletebegin insert signs: visitor centers.end insert

Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to administer a program for the placement of tourist-oriented directional signs for businesses, attractions, or facilities near state highways in nonurbanized areas. Existing law specifies various requirements for placement of these signs, including that the maximum distance from a highway intersection to an attraction or facility may generally not exceed 10 miles, but may not exceed 3 miles in the case of food or lodging facilities.

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This bill would require the department to authorize under these provisions tourist-oriented directional signs for any visitor’s center seeking a sign if the visitor center is located within 2 miles from the highway intersection and that authorization otherwise meets the requirements of these provisions.

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This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSection 229.261 is added to the end insertbegin insertStreets and
2Highways Code
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The department shall authorize under this chapter
4tourist-oriented directional signs for any visitor’s center seeking
5a sign if the visitor center is located within two miles from the
6highway intersection and that authorization otherwise meets the
7requirements of this chapter.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 229.26 of the Streets and Highways Code
9 is amended to read:

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229.26.  

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the distance
11from the nearest highway intersection to the nearest facility or
12attraction shall not exceed 10 miles.

13(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the maximum distance
14from the signed intersection to the nearest facility or attraction
15shall not exceed the following:

16(1) One mile for a service station.

17(2) Three miles for a food or lodging facility.

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