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Participation Criteria — GAS, FOOD, LODGING & CAMPING

Applicant for GAS logo panel

The business facility must establish the following:

  • Provide vehicle services including fuel, oil and water. Tire repair shall be:
    · Sixteen (16) hours a day for seven (7) days a week for a primary applicant, or
    · Twelve (12) hours a day for seven (7) days a week for a secondary applicant; and
    · Performed on-site by employees or a subcontractor within one hour, or
    · Performed off site within a reasonable driving distance by another provider, with a list of off site tire repair providers and copies of written directions to the provider available to motorist at the applicant's establishment.

  • Provide modern public restroom facilities and drinking water.

  • Be in continuous operation within a minimum of the following:
    · PRIMARY APPLICANT: Sixteen (16) hours a day for seven (7) days a week for a primary applicant.
    · SECONDARY APPLICANT: Twelve (12) hours a day for seven (7) days a week for a secondary applicant.

  • Have a landline telephone for emergencies.

  • Be located within two (2) miles of the interchange and either:
     · Be on, or readily visible from, the intersecting crossroad; or
     · Provide trail-blazing for a maximum of one (1) turn after the interchange ramp to the business facility. The turn from the interchange ramp and the turn into the business facility shall not count as turns.

  • Does not appear on the outstanding tax warrant list prepared by the state department of revenue because of delinquent retail sales tax debts.

Applicant for FOOD logo panel

The business facility must establish the following:

  • Provide modern public restroom facilities.

  • Have a landline telephone for emergencies.

  • Be located within three (3) miles of the interchange and either:
     · Be on, or readily visible from, the intersecting crossroad; or
     · Provide trailblazing for a maximum of two (2) turns after the interchange ramp to the business facility. The turn from the interchange ramp and the turn into the business facility shall not count as turns.

  • Provide a minimum seating capacity of twenty-five (25) persons.

  • Provide meals a minimum of six (6) days per week. If applicable, the day of the week the business facility is not in operation shall be shown on or below the logo panel.

  • Provide meal services a minimum of:
    · PRIMARY APPLICANT: Twelve (12) hours operation for three (3) meals a day opening at or before 8:30 am for a primary applicant.
    · SECONDARY APPLICANT: Two (2) meals per day for a secondary applicant.

  • Does not appear on the outstanding tax warrant list prepared by the state department of revenue because of delinquent retail sales tax debts.

Applicant for LODGING logo panel

The business facility must establish the following:

  • Provide a minimum of ten (10) separate sleeping units with modern sanitary facilities.

  • Have a landline telephone for emergencies.

  • Have gasoline and food available within one (1) mile of the facility, between the facility and the interchange, or within the respective limits stipulated in Subsections 1) and 2) above.

  • Be located within three (3) miles of the interchange for a primary applicant and either:
     · Be on, or readily visible from, the intersecting crossroad; or
     · Provide trailblazing for a maximum of two (2) turns after the interchange ramp to the business facility. The turn from the        interchange ramp and the turn into the business facility shall not count as turns.

  • Be located within four (4) miles of the interchange for a secondary applicant and either:
     · Be on, or readily visible from, the intersecting crossroad; or
     · Provide trailblazing for a maximum of two (2) turns after the interchange ramp to the business facility. The turn from the interchange ramp and the turn into the business facility shall not count as turns.

  • Does not appear on the outstanding tax warrant list prepared by the state department of revenue because of delinquent retail sales tax debts.

Applicant for CAMPING logo panel

The business facility must establish the following:

  • Provide adequate waste disposal

  • Provide modern sanitary facilities, including an adequate number of toilets, lavatories and showers for camping sites capacity

  • Provide running water, drinking water and electricity

  • Provide a minimum number of camping sites:
    PRIMARY APPLICANT: Fifty (50) for a primary applicant; and
    SECONDARY APPLICANT: Twenty-five (25) for a secondary applicant

  • Be located within fifteen (15) miles of the interchange

  • Have a landline telephone for emergencies.

  • Provide continuous months of operation as follows:
     · Twelve(12) months for a primary applicant
     · Six (6) months for a secondary applicant. The secondary applicant shall provide "CLOSED" panels during the months of closure. · Posting of the closed panel, and subsequent removal, will be limited to one (1) time per year. Alternatively, the months of operation may be posted on or below the logo panel.

  • Provide adequate trailblazing from the interchange to the facility. There is no limit to the number of turns allowed for trailblazing signs. The last trailblazing sign on a state road or United States highway may also include a trailblazing sign for traffic coming in the opposite direction.

  • Does not appear on the outstanding tax warrant list prepared by the state department of revenue because of delinquent retail sales tax debts.

Complete participation criteria for ATTRACTION businesses — including eligible subcategories — can be viewed here. 

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