Senate Bill No. 616
(By Senators Yost and Unger)
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[Introduced March 17, 2009; referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-19a, relating
to providing a fifty percent discount to members of the West
Virginia National Guard and the West Virginia National Guard
Reserves in campground rental fees in state parks.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-19a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-19a. Discounts for members of the West Virginia National
Guard and the West Virginia Reserves.
The director shall issue a discount card to members of the
West Virginia National Guard and members of the West Virginia
Reserves 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
member of the West Virginia National Guard or the West Virginia
Reserves. 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 that he or she is a
member of the West Virginia National Guard or the West Virginia
Reserves.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a fifty
percent discount to members of the West Virginia National Guard
and the West Virginia Reserves in campground rental fees in state
parks. The bill also provides for rulemaking.
§20-5-19a
is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.