H. B. 2575
(By Delegates Williams, Kominar and Frederick)
[Introduced February 21, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security then
Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-22, 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 the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-22, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-22. 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 that provides 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 must 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 prescribing the documentation
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.