Bill Text: NJ S327 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for retired veterans living in NJ and their immediate family members.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-14 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee [S327 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S327-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator DAWN MARIE ADDIEGO
District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)
Senator ANTHONY R. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes free admission to State parks and forests for retired veterans living in NJ and their immediate family members.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning admission to State parks and forests and amending P.L.1983, c.324.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 12 of P.L.1983, c.324 (C.13:1L-12) is amended to read as follows:
12. a. The department shall not charge an admission fee for entrance into a State park or forest by any person who is:
(1) a resident of the State of 62 or more years of age or who is totally disabled [or who is];
(2) an active member of the New Jersey National Guard who has completed Initial Active Duty Training , and any immediate family member thereof; and
(3) a retired member of any branch or department of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a resident of the State, and any immediate family member thereof .
The department shall prescribe by regulation the types of evidence that may be used to qualify persons for the benefits of this [subsection] section.
b. As used in this section [,]:
"Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, step child, father, mother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, or grandchild living in the same household with the person qualifying for free admission, pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection a. of this section.
"Initial Active Duty Training" means Basic Military Training, for members of the New Jersey Air National Guard, and Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training, for members of the New Jersey Army National Guard.
(cf: P.L.1993, c.304, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect on January 1 next following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill would provide free
admission to State parks and forests for any retired member of the Armed Forces
of the United States who is a resident of the State, and their immediate family
members. The bill would also extend free admission to immediate family members
of an active member of the New Jersey National Guard
who has completed Initial Active Duty Training.
Under this bill, an immediate family member is defined as the spouse, child, step child, father, mother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, or grandchild living in the same household as the individual.
