California Assembly Bill AB2559 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2559AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 18, 2016 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Frazier FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act to  amend Section 229.26 of   add Section 229.261 to  the Streets and Highways Code, relating to highways. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2559, as amended, Frazier. Tourist-oriented directional  signs.   signs: visitor centers.  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.  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.   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION   1   .   Section 229.261 is added to the   Streets and Highways Code   , to read:   229.261. The department shall authorize under this chapter tourist-oriented directional signs for any visitor's center seeking a sign if the visitor center is located within two miles from the highway intersection and that authorization otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.   SECTION 1.   Section 229.26 of the Streets and Highways Code is amended to read: 229.26. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the distance from the nearest highway intersection to the nearest facility or attraction shall not exceed 10 miles. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the maximum distance from the signed intersection to the nearest facility or attraction shall not exceed the following: (1) One mile for a service station. (2) Three miles for a food or lodging facility.