Bill Text: IN SB0296 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Free state park admission for disabled veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources [SB0296 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-SB0296-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE BILL No. 296

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 14-19-3-4.

Synopsis: Free state park admission for disabled veterans. Provides that a disabled veteran may not be charged a fee for a Golden Hoosier Passport, which entitles the holder, the holder's vehicle, and passengers in the holder's vehicle to unlimited admission to state parks and other department of natural resources properties for which an admission fee is charged.

Effective: July 1, 2013.

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Randolph

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    January 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

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SENATE BILL No. 296

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning natural and cultural resources.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 14-19-3-4; (13)IN0296.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 14-19-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.87-2010, SECTION 40, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. (a) Upon application to the department, a resident of Indiana:
        (1) who:
            (A) if born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1937, is at least sixty (60) years of age; or
            (B) if born before 1933 or after 1937, is at least sixty-five (65) years of age;
        (2) who is eligible for Social Security disability payments under 42 U.S.C. 423;
        (3) who is eligible for a disabled Hoosier veteran license plate under IC 9-18-18-1; or
        (4) who is issued a prisoner of war license plate under IC 9-18-17-1;
may purchase or is eligible to receive an annual Golden Hoosier Passport.

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    (b) A Golden Hoosier Passport entitles:
        (1) the resident;
        (2) the resident's motor vehicle; and
        (3) the resident's passengers;
to unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties for which admission is charged during the year for which the passport was issued.
    (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the fee for an annual Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section is fifty percent (50%) of the fee that the department charges a resident who is not described in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) for unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties for which admission is charged.
    (d) A fee may not be charged for an annual Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section to a resident described in subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4).