H. B. 2644
(By Delegate McGraw)
[Introduced February 22, 1995; referred to the
Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article one, chapter five-b of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section
seventeen-d, relating to the division of tourism and parks;
and discounts for West Virginia residents at state parks and
other facilities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one-a, chapter five-b of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
seventeen-d, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF TOURISM AND PARKS.
§5B-1-17d. Discounts for West Virginia residents.
The commissioner shall provide to West Virginia citizens who
document residency by a valid West Virginia driver's license, a twenty-five percent reduction in fees for all recreation and
lodging in state parks and state forests, and to West Virginia
citizens who are sixty-two years of age or older, and who
document residency and age by a valid West Virginia driver's
license, a thirty-five percent reduction in fees for all
recreation and lodging in state parks and state forests.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to give all West Virginia
residents discounts for lodging and recreation in state parks and
state forests.
§5B-1-17d is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.