The department may, in a rural region, as identified pursuant to subparagraph (

A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (

c) of

Section 14571, upon petition by an interested person, do either of the following: (a)

(1) Increase a convenience zone to include the area up to a five-mile radius of a supermarket, if the expanded convenience zone would then be served by a single existing certified recycling center or location.

(2) This subdivision applies only to a convenience zone that is otherwise not being served by a certified recycling center or location meeting the requirements of

Section or is exempted by the department pursuant to

Section 14571.8. (b)

(1) Designate a convenience zone pursuant to

Section 14571.1 in an area where there is no supermarket, but with two or more dealers located within a one-mile radius of each other, and that meets all of the following criteria: (

A) The dealers in that area have combined gross annual sales of two million dollars ($2,000,000) or more, as certified by the petitioner in an affidavit filed with the petition. (

B) The convenience zone encompasses a three-mile radius, with the center of the zone established at the dealer, located closest to the existing recycling center specified in subparagraph (D). (

C) The convenience zone does not overlap any other existing convenience zone. (

D) The convenience zone is served by a single existing certified recycling center.

(2) The department shall identify the dealer locations only for the purpose of providing a reference point in the establishment of the convenience zone pursuant to this subdivision.

(3) If the existing recycling location in a convenience zone designated pursuant to this subdivision ceases operations, the convenience zone shall also cease to exist until a new recycling location is established, and the department is petitioned by an interested person to designate a convenience zone.