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STATE PARKS FEE EXEMPTION AMENDMENTS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Lynn N. Hemingway

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Senate Sponsor: Gene Davis

6     Cosponsors:
7     Patrice M. Arent
8     Joel K. Briscoe
9     Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Susan Duckworth
Sandra Hollins
Brad King
Brian S. King
Carol Spackman Moss
Marie H. Poulson
Angela Romero
Mark A. Wheatley
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11     LONG TITLE
12     General Description:
13          This bill provides free admission to state parks for certain disabled veterans.
14     Highlighted Provisions:
15          This bill:
16          ▸     requires the Board of Parks and Recreation to make rules granting free admission to
17     state parks for certain disabled veterans; and
18          ▸     makes technical changes.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          None
21     Other Special Clauses:
22          None
23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     AMENDS:
25          79-4-304, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 344
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27     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28          Section 1. Section 79-4-304 is amended to read:
29          79-4-304. Board rulemaking authority.
30          (1) Rules made by the board shall be made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
31     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
32          [(1)] (2) (a) The board may make rules:
33          (i) governing the use of the state park system;
34          (ii) to protect state parks and their natural and cultural resources from misuse or
35     damage, including watersheds, plants, wildlife, and park amenities; and
36          (iii) to provide for public safety and preserve the peace within state parks.
37          (b) To accomplish the purposes stated in Subsection [(1)] (2)(a), the board may enact
38     rules that:
39          (i) close or partially close state parks; or
40          (ii) establish use or access restrictions within state parks.
41          (c) Rules made under Subsection [(1)] (2) may not have the effect of preventing the
42     transfer of livestock along a livestock highway established in accordance with Section
43     72-3-112.
44          [(2)] (3) The board shall adopt [appropriate] rules:
45          (a) governing the collection of charges under Subsection 79-4-203(8)[.]; and
46          (b) granting free admission to state parks to an honorably discharged veteran who is:
47          (i) a resident of the state; and
48          (ii) at least 50% disabled, as evidenced by documentation from:
49          (A) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;
50          (B) an active component of the United States armed forces; or
51          (C) a reserve component of the United States armed forces.