Bill Text: WV SB586 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Providing WV veterans discounts on fees and charges at state parks
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-24 - To House Finance [SB586 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2021-SB586-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 586
By Senator Baldwin
[Introduced March 5, 2021;
referred
to the Committee on Military; and then to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-23, relating to providing West Virginia veterans a 50 percent reduction in fees and charges at state parks.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-23. Discounts for West Virginia Veterans.
The director shall provide to West Virginia citizens who are also honorably discharged veterans, as determined by applicable rules, a 50 percent reduction in all fees and charges including, but not limited to, campground rental fees, lodging, and visitor passes.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a 50 percent reduction in fees and charges relating to state parks for West Virginia veterans.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
