H. B. 2451


(By Delegates Givens, Flanigan, H. White,

Manchin, Tucker and Smirl)


[Introduced February 22, 2001 ; 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 rules for legislative approval in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code prescribing 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.