H. B. 2579
(By Delegates Sobonya, Sumner, Duke, Stephens,
Morgan, Longstreth, C. Miller and Craig)
[Introduced February 18, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §20-5-18 and §20-5-19 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to discounts at
state parks for elderly and disabled persons; and providing
that the fifty percent reduction for state park campground
rental fees for elderly and disabled persons is applicable
throughout the year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §20-5-18 and §20-5-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-18. Discounts for West Virginia residents over the age of
sixty-two.
The director shall provide 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 fifty percent reduction in campground rental fees for each campsite to be used
exclusively by said eligible camper.
Provided, That the fifty
percent reduction in campground rental fees shall only apply to
those rentals occurring during the period of time beginning on the
day after Labor Day and ending four days prior to Memorial day.
§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 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.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the fifty
percent reduction for campground rental fees for elderly and
disabled persons at state parks is applicable throughout the year. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.