23 CFR §752.8
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- (a)Subject to the FHWA Regional Administrator's approval of the lease or agreement, the State may permit privately operated information centers and systems which conform with the standards of this directive.
- (b)There shall be no violation of control of access, and no adverse effect on traffic in the main traveled way.
- (c)The agreement between the State and the private operator shall provide that:
- (1)The State shall have title to the information center or system upon completion of construction or termination of the lease.
- (2)Advertising must be limited to matters relating to and of interest to the traveling public.
- (3)Equal access must be provided at reasonable rates to all advertisers considered qualified by the State.
- (4)Forty percent or more of all display areas and audible communications shall be devoted free of charge to providing information to the traveling public and public service announcements.
- (5)No charge to the public may be made for goods or services except telephone and articles dispensed by vending machines.
- (6)Nondiscrimination provisions must be included in accordance with the State assurance with regard to 42 U.S.C. 2000d—2000d-5 (Civil Rights Act of 1964). The private operator may not permit advertising from advertisers who do not provide their services without regard to race, color, or national origin.
- (7)The center or system shall be adequately maintained and kept clean and sanitary.
- (8)The State may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations on the conduct of the information center or system in the interests of the public.
- (9)The State may terminate the lease or agreement for violation of its terms or for other cause.