Bill Text: DE HB41 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 7 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Free Surf Fishing Vehicle Permits For Certain Volunteers.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-12 - Introduced and Assigned to Natural Resources Committee in House [HB41 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-HB41-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Carson & Sen. Ennis |
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Reps. Mitchell, Spiegelman, Wilson; Sen. McBride |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 41 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FREE SURF FISHING VEHICLE PERMITS FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS. |
Section 1.Amend §4701(a)(5), Title 7 of the Delaware Code, by making insertions as shown by underlines and deletions as shown by strikethrough as follows:
(a) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control may:
(5)(F) Permit
Aa resident who is an active Delaware volunteer firefighter,
an active Delaware volunteer emergency medical technician (EMT), or a
life-member of a Delaware volunteer fire department is entitled to
receive annually, without charge, a surf fishing vehicle permit.A firefighter, EMT, or life-member of a
Delaware volunteer fire department who volunteers in Delaware but lives out of
state is entitled to receive annually, at the Delaware resident rate, a surf
fishing vehicle permit.
(i)
"Active Delaware volunteer firefighter" means a person who is a
member of a Delaware volunteer fire department or Delaware volunteer fire
department ladies auxiliary and who responds to at least 20% of the
department's annual alarms and/or crew callsand meets the fire department's active
requirements, as verified by the President of the fire company, as a
nonpaid firefighter.
(ii)
"Active volunteer emergency medical technician" or "EMT"
means a person who is a member of a Delaware volunteer fire department or a
Delaware volunteer ambulance company and who responds to at least 20% of the
department's or company's annual emergency medical service calls meets the active requirements, as verified
by the President or ambulance captain as a nonpaid, EMT, EMT-C, or EMT-P,
as described in §9701(11), (12), and (13) respectively of Title 16.
(iii) "Life-member of a Delaware volunteer fire department" means a person who is a member of a Delaware volunteer fire department or Delaware volunteer fire department ladies auxiliary and who has been awarded life membership status by that department.
(iv)
To qualify without charge for a surf fishing vehicle permit pursuant to this
paragraph, the active firefighter, EMT, or life-member of a Delaware
volunteer fire department must submit annually to the Department an
original letter on official fire department or ambulance company letterhead,
signed by the fire department's or ambulance company's president Fire
Department's President or Ambulance Company's Captain and authenticated by
the president of the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter's Association. The letter
must explain how the person qualifies for a surf fishing vehicle permit under
this paragraph.
(v) One surf fishing vehicle permit may be issued annually to a vehicle registered to the qualifying active Delaware Volunteer Firefighter, active emergency medical technician (EMT), or life member in accordance with procedures established by the Department.
SYNOPSIS
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This bill adds active members of the ladies auxiliary or volunteer fire department ladies auxiliary as eligible for free surf fishing licenses.The bill also gives the department presidents discretion in determining what qualifies as an "active" member. |
