H. B. 2479
(By Delegate Flanigan)
[Introduced February 22, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Veteran's Affairs then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section nineteen, article five, chapter
twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to providing a year round
fifty percent discount to veterans for campground rental fees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section nineteen, article five, chapter twenty of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. PARKS AND RECREATION.
§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-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: Provided further, That if
the person qualifying for the discount provided for by this section
is a military service veteran, the discount shall apply year round.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that disabled
veterans are entitled to a fifty percent discount for campground
rental fees year round.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.