LD 1189
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B.__To place vending machines operated by the commission in
a building or property if a vending facility operated by a
blind person is not warranted.__Income from these vending
machines must be used for the purposes set forth in this
section.

 
2.__Preference.__The officer, board or other authority in
charge of a public building or property shall:

 
A.__Adopt policies and take actions necessary to ensure
that blind persons are given preference in the
establishment and the operation of vending facilities on
property under its jurisdiction;

 
B.__Cooperate with the commission in surveys of properties
and buildings under its control in order to find suitable
locations for the operation of vending facilities by
managers and, after a determination that a facility may be
operated by a manager, shall cooperate with the commission
in the installation of a vending facility;

 
C.__To achieve and protect the preference of blind persons
in the operation of vending facilities, arrange for the
assignment of the income derived from vending machines
that are located in reasonable proximity to and in direct
competition with a vending facility for which authority is
granted pursuant to this section to the manager or
managers affected.__A vending machine that vends articles
authorized for vending pursuant to section 19601,
subsection 8 and is so located that it attracts customers
who would otherwise patronize the vending facility is
considered to be in reasonable proximity to and in direct
competition with the vending facility;

 
D.__Inform the commission not less than 60 days prior to
the termination, issuance or renewal of a contract for the
operation of a vending facility; and

 
E.__ Allow the commission to place vending machines in a
building where a vending facility operated by a manager
would not be feasible.__Income from these machines accrues
to the set-aside account for purposes stated in subsection
1.

 
3.__Construction; remodeling; planning for vending facility.__
To carry out the purposes of this section, when new
construction, remodeling, leasing, acquisition or improvement
of public buildings or properties is authorized, the agency
directing that construction, remodeling, leasing, acquisition
or improvement shall, when the size of the building or
property


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