FISCAL
NOTE
WEST virginia legislature
2017 regular session
By
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to the Committee on
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
§20-5-20, relating to providing a ten percent discount to West Virginia
residents for lodging, camping and other recreational activities at state parks
and forests.
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 §20-5-20, to
read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-20. Discounts for West Virginia residents.
The director shall
provide to West Virginia residents a ten percent reduction in fees at all state
parks and forests for lodging, campsite rental and other recreational
activities. The director shall propose
rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article
three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code setting forth standards for
documentation of proof of residency.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to provide a ten percent discount to West Virginia residents for lodging,
camping and other recreation activities at state parks and forests.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.