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Introduced Version House Bill 2479 History

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H. B. 2479


(By Delegate Flanigan)
[Introduced February 22, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Veteran's Affairs then Finance.]




A BILL to amend and reenact section nineteen, article five, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to providing a year round fifty percent discount to veterans for campground rental fees.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section nineteen, article five, chapter twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.

§20-5-19. Discounts for West Virginia residents who are totally and permanently disabled.

The director shall issue a discount card to West Virginia residents who are totally and permanently disabled which would provide a 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 and that he or she has a total and permanent disability. The director shall promulgate rules in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code setting forth the documentation which is necessary to prove residency and total and permanent disability: Provided, however, That the fifty percent reduction in campground rental fees applies only to those rentals occurring during the period of time beginning on the day after Labor Day and ending four days prior to Memorial Day: Provided further, That if the person qualifying for the discount provided for by this section is a military service veteran, the discount shall apply year round.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that disabled veterans are entitled to a fifty percent discount for campground rental fees year round.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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