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LR 1427
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warrants, make available suitable space and facilities for
vending facilities to be operated in the building or property by
blind persons.

 
A.__If a suitable location is available for a vending
facility that requires the construction of a portable
building, the commission may construct such a building and
may have the use of the land on which to construct the
building.

 
B.__This section does not apply to or authorize the
installation of vending facilities in a building wholly
used by a correctional or mental institution or by an
educational institution of any type supported in whole or
in part from public funds, unless that educational
institution is a university, college, junior college or a
technical college.

 
C.__If a vending facility not under the control of the
commission exists in a building or on property of the
State, a county or a municipality, the person having
jurisdiction over that building or property shall give
preference to the commission to continue operation of the
vending facility when an existing lease or contract
expires or is terminated.

 
4.__Fees prohibited generally.__Except as provided in
paragraph A, a rental fee may not be required or received for
the granting of authority to the commission to operate a
vending facility.

 
A.__A rental fee or other fee may be charged to the
operator only if the vending facility is located on
commercial municipal property, including a public airport,
where the following conditions are met:

 
(1)__The vending facility generates revenue primarily
from the general public at large rather than from
public employees;

 
(2)__The vending facility occupies space for which
there are other competing retail commercial uses and
other retail users are, in fact, renting nearby
public space on the property; and

 
(3)__The public owner depends on generating revenue
from the space occupied by the vending facility.

 
Any rent or other fee charged to the operator must be less
than what would otherwise be charged to a competing commercial
tenant and must be pursuant to a written agreement.__The terms
of the agreement must adequately


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