Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 580.4. Business enterprises; equipment; leases; repayment (Adm. Code § 2224)

(a) The department is authorized to purchase, own, install, maintain, license and lease equipment, accessories and vending machines to be used for suitable business enterprises for or on behalf of the blind and to advance to deserving blind persons out of money in the fund reasonable amounts as proper to enable blind persons to purchase the merchandise, equipment, stock and accessories necessary to put into operation a vending or refreshment stand or other suitable business enterprises in some suitable location to be leased or arranged for by the department. Pennsylvania blind veterans of the world wars shall be given first preference for locations established in accordance with the provisions of the Randolph-Sheppard Act (49 Stat. 1559, 20 U.S.C. § 107 et seq.) and the regulations pursuant to that act.

(b) Business enterprises under subsection (a) must be approved by the department and shall be supervised periodically by the department.

(c) The leases or permits for the installation and operation of stands or other suitable business enterprises under subsection (a) shall be secured by the department in its own name.

(d) Money advanced to a blind person under this subarticle or subarticle (c) shall be repaid by such person in monthly installments, which shall in no case be less than two per centum (2%) of the gross monthly sales made at the stand or business in question.

(e) Equipment and accessories purchased, owned, installed and maintained by the department may be leased to deserving blind persons for an amount not to exceed four per centum (4%) of the gross monthly sales except in those locations in which the gross monthly sales do not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). Rental in these locations shall not exceed one per centum (1%) of the gross monthly sales. The department shall periodically regulate the rental fees charged to blind persons in accordance with the regulations, in such a manner as to achieve approximate equality of opportunity to blind persons. The department shall transmit all repayments and rental fees into the State Treasury where they shall be credited to the fund.

(f) The department is authorized to receive and transmit to the State Treasury for credit to the fund all money received by the Commonwealth on account of contracts between the Commonwealth, acting through the Department of General Services, and vending machine owners, whereby the Commonwealth is to receive a percentage of the profits from vending machines operated in State buildings, except for those vending machines in State buildings in which a restaurant or cafeteria is operated by the Department of General Services.