(5) Groups currently participating in the Adopt-a-Highway Program which submit an application under subsection (c) of this section to participate in the Program may only adopt within the limits of the original adopted section. Project maintenance shall be performed for a period as specified by the department, such period being not less than two consecutive years following the completion of the project development. (6) Sections currently adopted under the Adopt-a-Highway Program shall not be eligible for adoption under the Adopt-a-Highway for Landscaping Program by any other group until the original adoption under the Adopt-a-Highway Program has expired. (7) Signs shall be four feet by four feet and shall be the least expensive and most effective for each situation. (8) With the exception of the Adopt-a-Highway Program, work under the Adopt-a-Highway for Landscaping Program will not be combined with any other landscape-related program sponsored by the department. (9) If any actions are determined to be contrary to any legislative restrictions or any restrictions on the use of appropriated funds for political activities, the department, at its sole discretion, will take all necessary remedial actions, including, but not limited to, the removal of signs displaying the group's name or acronym. (g) Modification/renewal/termination of the agreement. The agreement may be modified in any manner at the sole discretion of the department. The group will have the option of renewing the agreement subject to the approval of the district engineer and the continuation of the Program. The department may terminate the agreement and remove the signs upon 30-day notice, if in its sole judgment it finds and determines that the group is not meeting the terms and conditions of the agreement. |