H. B. 2377


(By Delegates Caputo, Tucker, Manchin,

Prunty, Angotti and C. White)


[Introduced February 20, 2001 ; referred to the

Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources 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 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 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 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 recreational activities at state parks and forests.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.