Bill Text: CT HB06385 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 6385 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Providing Free Admission To And Parking At State Parks For Connecticut Veterans.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-24 - Referred by House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB06385 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06385-Comm_Sub.html


General Assembly		*Committee Bill No. 6385*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 4289
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)

AN ACT PROVIDING FREE ADMISSION TO AND PARKING AT STATE PARKS FOR CONNECTICUT VETERANS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 23-26 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(d) The commissioner shall issue to any resident of the state who is sixty-five years of age or older and to any resident of this state who is a [disabled] veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section [14-254, or under federal law] 27-103, without fee, upon application of such resident, a nontransferable lifetime pass which shall permit free parking, admission and boat access parking for use at any state park, forest or state recreational facility, provided the commissioner shall not be required to issue such a pass for use of any park, forest or facility which is wholly managed by a private concessionaire and may require payment of fees for special events.