Bill Text: WV HB2140 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Providing a ten percent discount to residents at state parks and forests
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - To House Agriculture and Natural Resources [HB2140 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2020-HB2140-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2019 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2140
By Delegate Caputo
[Introduced January 9, 2019;
Referred
to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-20, 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:
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 §29A-3-1 et seq. 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 recreation activities at state parks and forests.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
