H. B. 2433
(By Delegates Williams, Kominar, Frederick, Collins and Kelley)
[Introduced January 27, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article five, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty,
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 article five, chapter twenty of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twenty, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§20-5-20. 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 shall 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
forth 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.