Amended in Assembly March 13, 2014

Amended in Assembly March 4, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1602

Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson

February 5, 2014

An act to amend Section 220.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to begin delete public social services. end delete begin insert vending machines. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1602, as amended, Patterson. begin delete Public social services: end delete begin insert Vending machines: end insert business enterprises for the blind.

Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to authorize the placement of vending machines in safety roadside rests, except as specified, and requires the department to give preference in the placement of vending machines to vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind. Existing law requires the department to determine the costs for specified activities, including any maintenance and operation, related to the vending machines and requires that the department be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues derived from the operation of the machines.

This bill would prohibit the department from being reimbursed for begin delete power-supply end delete begin insert utility end insert costs incurred by vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind and would require the department to pay for those begin delete power-supply end delete begin insert utility end insert costs using state funds.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

SECTION 1.  

Section 220.5 of the Streets and Highways Code
is amended to read:

220.5.  

(a) The department shall authorize the placement of
vending machines in safety roadside rests, unless prohibited by
federal laws, rules, or regulations.

(b) The department, pursuant to provisions contained in
paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Act of June 20,
1936, commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as
amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 107a(a)(5)), shall give preference for the
placement of vending machines in safety roadside rest areas along
state highways to vendors operating under the Business Enterprises
Program for the Blind in accordance with Article 5 (commencing
with Section 19625) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) The department may determine which safety roadside rest
areas are suitable for inclusion in the vending machine program
and the appropriate location within each roadside rest area for the
placement of the machines, and the department shall approve the
design and construction of any shelter or structure that may be
required for the machines.

(d) (1) The department shall determine the costs for any
maintenance, operations, design review, or other activities related
to the vending machines and, except as provided in paragraph (2),
shall be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues derived from
the operation of the machines.

(2)  begin insert (A) end insert begin insert   end insert The department shall not be reimbursed for
begin delete power-supply end delete begin insert utility end insert costs incurred by vendors operating under
the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind and shall pay for
those begin delete power-supply end delete begin insert utility end insert costs using state funds.

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(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, “utility cost” includes
fees incurred for providing electricity service, water service,
sewage service, or any other similar service.

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(e) Any money received by the department for authorizing the
placement of, or from the income from, the vending machines shall
be transferred to the State Highway Account.