H. B. 2111
(By Delegates Williams, Seacrist, Kominar, Frederick,
Collins, Azinger and Everson)
[Introduced January 14, 1998; referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article five, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty,
relating to providing a year-round fifty percent reduction
in campground rental fees for veterans with a total and
permanent disability of the lower extremities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article five, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-20. Discounts for West Virginia veterans who are totally and permanently disabled in the lower extremities.
The director shall issue a discount card to West Virginia
veterans who are totally and permanently disabled which would
provide a year-round fifty percent reduction in campground rental
fees for each campsite to be used exclusively by the eligible
camper:
Provided, That in order to be eligible for the
reduction, the person shall document that he or she is a resident
of this state, is an honorably discharged veteran of any branch
of the armed services of the United States, and has a completely
service-related total and permanent disability of the lower
extremities. The director shall propose legislative rules in
accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code
setting forth the documentation which is necessary to prove
eligibility.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a year-round
fifty percent reduction in campground rental fees for state
veterans with a total and permanent disability of the lower
extremities.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.