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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *sb0282* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 12 | - | M2, P1 (5lr0761) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Education, Energy, and the Environment/Environment and Transportation — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Senators Simonaire, Salling, Jennings, Gallion, Mautz, and Bailey, | |
| 16 | - | and M. Jackson | |
| 17 | - | ||
| 18 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 19 | - | ||
| 20 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 21 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 22 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 23 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 24 | - | ||
| 25 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 26 | - | ||
| 27 | - | _______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 28 | - | ||
| 29 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 30 | - | President. | |
| 11 | + | M2, P1 5lr0761 | |
| 12 | + | CF HB 494 | |
| 13 | + | By: Senators Simonaire, Salling, Jennings, Gallion, Mautz, and Bailey, and | |
| 14 | + | M. Jackson | |
| 15 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2025 | |
| 16 | + | Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment | |
| 17 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 18 | + | Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments | |
| 19 | + | Read second time: February 22, 2025 | |
| 31 | 20 | ||
| 32 | 21 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 33 | 22 | ||
| 34 | 23 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 35 | 24 | ||
| 36 | 25 | Recreational Equality for Service Members Act 2 | |
| 37 | 26 | ||
| 38 | 27 | FOR the purpose of establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; 3 | |
| 39 | 28 | altering the rule of interpretation for “veteran”; altering the application of certain 4 | |
| 40 | 29 | provisions of law governing natural resources to apply to all uniformed services, 5 | |
| 41 | 30 | rather than only the armed forces; altering the circumstances under which licenses 6 | |
| 42 | 31 | for fishing in tidal waters do not lapse; authorizing active service members, veterans, 7 | |
| 43 | 32 | and vehicles of which an active service member or veteran is an occupant to enter a 8 | |
| 44 | 33 | State park without paying a certain fee; and generally relating to service members 9 | |
| 45 | 34 | and veterans. 10 | |
| 46 | 35 | ||
| 47 | 36 | BY adding to 11 | |
| 48 | 37 | Article – General Provisions 12 | |
| 49 | - | Section 1–101.1, 1–101.2, 1–103.1, 1–114.1, 1–114.2, and 1–116 13 2 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 38 | + | Section 1–101.1, 1–101.2, 1–103.1, 1–114.1, 1–114.2, and 1–116 13 | |
| 39 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 40 | + | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16 | |
| 43 | + | Article – General Provisions 17 | |
| 44 | + | Section 1–117 18 | |
| 45 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 46 | + | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 | |
| 47 | + | ||
| 48 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 21 2 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 1 | |
| 53 | - | (2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2 | |
| 51 | + | Article – Natural Resources 1 | |
| 52 | + | Section 1–106, 1–405(a), (b), and (d)(3) and (10), 4–217(b)(1), 4–705, and 4–745(c)(5) 2 | |
| 53 | + | and (e)(1) 3 | |
| 54 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 55 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5 | |
| 54 | 56 | ||
| 55 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, | |
| 56 | - | Article – | |
| 57 | - | Section 1– | |
| 58 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 59 | - | ( | |
| 57 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 6 | |
| 58 | + | Article – Natural Resources 7 | |
| 59 | + | Section 1–405(c) and (d)(1) and (2) and 4–745(e)(2) and (3) 8 | |
| 60 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 61 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10 | |
| 60 | 62 | ||
| 61 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8 | |
| 62 | - | Article – Natural Resources 9 | |
| 63 | - | Section 1–106, 1–405(a), (b), and (d)(3) and (10), 4–217(b)(1), 4–604(c)(2), 4–607, 10 | |
| 64 | - | 4–705, and 4–745(c)(5) and (e)(1), 10–301(c)(1)(ii) and (iii), and 10–303 11 | |
| 65 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 66 | - | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 | |
| 63 | + | BY adding to 11 | |
| 64 | + | Article – Natural Resources 12 | |
| 65 | + | Section 5–1014 and 5–1015 13 | |
| 66 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 14 | |
| 67 | + | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15 | |
| 67 | 68 | ||
| 68 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, | |
| 69 | - | Article – | |
| 70 | - | ||
| 71 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 72 | - | ( | |
| 69 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16 | |
| 70 | + | Article – State Government 17 | |
| 71 | + | Section 9–901 18 | |
| 72 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 73 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 | |
| 73 | 74 | ||
| 74 | - | BY adding to 19 | |
| 75 | - | Article – Natural Resources 20 | |
| 76 | - | Section 5–1014 and 5–1015 21 | |
| 77 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 22 | |
| 78 | - | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 23 | |
| 75 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21 | |
| 76 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22 | |
| 79 | 77 | ||
| 80 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 24 | |
| 81 | - | Article – State Government 25 | |
| 82 | - | Section 9–901 26 | |
| 83 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 27 | |
| 84 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 28 | |
| 78 | + | Article – General Provisions 23 | |
| 85 | 79 | ||
| 86 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 29 | |
| 87 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 30 | |
| 80 | + | 1–101.1. 24 | |
| 88 | 81 | ||
| 89 | - | Article – General Provisions 31 | |
| 82 | + | “ACTIVE DUTY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 25 | |
| 83 | + | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 26 | |
| 90 | 84 | ||
| 91 | - | 1–101. | |
| 85 | + | 1–101.2. 27 | |
| 92 | 86 | ||
| 93 | - | “ACTIVE | |
| 94 | - | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. | |
| 87 | + | “ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER ” HAS THE MEANING STATED I N § 9–901 OF THE 28 | |
| 88 | + | STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 29 | |
| 95 | 89 | ||
| 96 | - | 1–101.2. 35 | |
| 90 | + | 1–103.1. 30 | |
| 91 | + | ||
| 92 | + | “ARMED FORCES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 31 | |
| 93 | + | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 32 | |
| 94 | + | ||
| 95 | + | 1–114.1. 33 | |
| 97 | 96 | SENATE BILL 282 3 | |
| 98 | 97 | ||
| 99 | 98 | ||
| 100 | - | “ | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 99 | + | “RESERVE COMPONENT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 1 | |
| 100 | + | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 2 | |
| 102 | 101 | ||
| 103 | - | 1– | |
| 102 | + | 1–114.2. 3 | |
| 104 | 103 | ||
| 105 | - | “ | |
| 104 | + | “SERVICE MEMBER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 4 | |
| 106 | 105 | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 5 | |
| 107 | 106 | ||
| 108 | - | 1– | |
| 107 | + | 1–116. 6 | |
| 109 | 108 | ||
| 110 | - | “ | |
| 109 | + | “UNIFORMED SERVICES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 7 | |
| 111 | 110 | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 8 | |
| 112 | 111 | ||
| 113 | - | 1– | |
| 112 | + | 1–117. 9 | |
| 114 | 113 | ||
| 115 | - | “ | |
| 114 | + | (A) “VETERAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 10 | |
| 116 | 115 | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 11 | |
| 117 | 116 | ||
| 118 | - | 1–116. 12 | |
| 117 | + | (B) With respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges applicable 12 | |
| 118 | + | to a veteran under this Code, “veteran” includes[, if the individual is eligible under 38 13 | |
| 119 | + | U.S.C. § 101, a member of the commissioned corps of: 14 | |
| 119 | 120 | ||
| 120 | - | “UNIFORMED SERVICES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 13 | |
| 121 | - | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 14 | |
| 121 | + | (1) the Public Health Service; or 15 | |
| 122 | 122 | ||
| 123 | - | 1–117. 15 | |
| 123 | + | (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its 16 | |
| 124 | + | predecessor, the Coast and Geodetic Survey] AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ME ETS THE 17 | |
| 125 | + | DEFINITION OF “VETERAN” UNDER § 9–901 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 18 | |
| 124 | 126 | ||
| 125 | - | (A) “VETERAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 16 | |
| 126 | - | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 17 | |
| 127 | + | Article – Natural Resources 19 | |
| 127 | 128 | ||
| 128 | - | (B) With respect to any State program of benefits, rights, or privileges applicable 18 | |
| 129 | - | to a veteran under this Code, “veteran” includes[, if the individual is eligible under 38 19 | |
| 130 | - | U.S.C. § 101, a member of the commissioned corps of: 20 | |
| 129 | + | 1–106. 20 | |
| 131 | 130 | ||
| 132 | - | ( | |
| 131 | + | (a) In this article the following words have the meanings indicated. 21 | |
| 133 | 132 | ||
| 134 | - | (2) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or its 22 | |
| 135 | - | predecessor, the Coast and Geodetic Survey] AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ME ETS THE 23 | |
| 136 | - | DEFINITION OF “VETERAN” UNDER § 9–901 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 24 | |
| 133 | + | (B) “ACTIVE DUTY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 22 | |
| 134 | + | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 23 | |
| 137 | 135 | ||
| 138 | - | Article – Natural Resources 25 | |
| 136 | + | (C) “ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBE R” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF 24 | |
| 137 | + | THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 25 | |
| 139 | 138 | ||
| 140 | - | 1–106. 26 | |
| 139 | + | (D) “ARMED FORCES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 26 | |
| 140 | + | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 27 | |
| 141 | 141 | ||
| 142 | - | ( | |
| 143 | - | 4 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 142 | + | [(b)] (E) “Informational meeting” means a meeting, open to the public, at which 28 | |
| 143 | + | the applicant or the Department of Natural Resources presents information concerning a 29 4 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 144 | 144 | ||
| 145 | 145 | ||
| 146 | - | ||
| 147 | - | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 2 | |
| 146 | + | permit or certificate application. An informational meeting is not a contested case hearing 1 | |
| 147 | + | nor an agency hearing under § 10–202(d) of the State Government Article. 2 | |
| 148 | 148 | ||
| 149 | - | (C) “ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF 3 | |
| 150 | - | THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 4 | |
| 149 | + | [(c)] (F) “Public hearing” means a meeting, open to the public, at which the 3 | |
| 150 | + | Department of Natural Resources receives oral and written comments concerning a 4 | |
| 151 | + | decision to issue or deny a permit or certificate. A public hearing is not a contested case 5 | |
| 152 | + | hearing nor an agency hearing under § 10–202(d) of the State Government Article. 6 | |
| 151 | 153 | ||
| 152 | - | ( | |
| 153 | - | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. | |
| 154 | + | (G) “SERVICE MEMBER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE 7 | |
| 155 | + | STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 8 | |
| 154 | 156 | ||
| 155 | - | [(b)] (E) “Informational meeting” means a meeting, open to the public, at which 7 | |
| 156 | - | the applicant or the Department of Natural Resources presents information concerning a 8 | |
| 157 | - | permit or certificate application. An informational meeting is not a contested case hearing 9 | |
| 158 | - | nor an agency hearing under § 10–202(d) of the State Government Article. 10 | |
| 157 | + | (H) “UNIFORMED SERVICES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE 9 | |
| 158 | + | STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 10 | |
| 159 | 159 | ||
| 160 | - | [(c)] (F) “Public hearing” means a meeting, open to the public, at which the 11 | |
| 161 | - | Department of Natural Resources receives oral and written comments concerning a 12 | |
| 162 | - | decision to issue or deny a permit or certificate. A public hearing is not a contested case 13 | |
| 163 | - | hearing nor an agency hearing under § 10–202(d) of the State Government Article. 14 | |
| 160 | + | (I) “VETERAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 11 | |
| 161 | + | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 12 | |
| 164 | 162 | ||
| 165 | - | (G) “SERVICE MEMBER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE 15 | |
| 166 | - | STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 16 | |
| 163 | + | 1–405. 13 | |
| 167 | 164 | ||
| 168 | - | (H) “UNIFORMED SERVICES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE 17 | |
| 169 | - | STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 18 | |
| 165 | + | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 14 | |
| 170 | 166 | ||
| 171 | - | (I) “VETERAN” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 9–901 OF THE STATE 19 | |
| 172 | - | GOVERNMENT ARTICLE. 20 | |
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | 1–405. 21 | |
| 175 | - | ||
| 176 | - | (a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 22 | |
| 177 | - | ||
| 178 | - | (2) “Eligible sponsor organization” means a nonprofit ch aritable 23 | |
| 179 | - | organization that provides any of the following opportunities for Gold Star recipients, 24 | |
| 180 | - | disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities 25 | |
| 181 | - | provided, disabled SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] or other 26 | |
| 182 | - | SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] who could benefit from one 27 | |
| 183 | - | of the opportunities provided, or permanently disabled persons who require the use of a 28 | |
| 184 | - | wheelchair: 29 | |
| 185 | - | ||
| 186 | - | (i) Recreational hunting or fishing, including providing at no cost: 30 | |
| 187 | - | ||
| 188 | - | 1. An angler’s license and trout stamps; 31 | |
| 189 | - | ||
| 190 | - | 2. A Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license; or 32 SENATE BILL 282 5 | |
| 191 | - | ||
| 192 | - | ||
| 193 | - | ||
| 194 | - | 3. A hunting license and any corresponding stamps; 1 | |
| 195 | - | ||
| 196 | - | (ii) Recreational water activities; 2 | |
| 197 | - | ||
| 198 | - | (iii) Other recreational outdoor activities; 3 | |
| 199 | - | ||
| 200 | - | (iv) Therapeutic outdoor activities; or 4 | |
| 201 | - | ||
| 202 | - | (v) Workforce training for green jobs, including outdoor agricultural 5 | |
| 203 | - | jobs. 6 | |
| 204 | - | ||
| 205 | - | (3) “Gold Star recipient” means a recipient of the U.S. Department of 7 | |
| 206 | - | Defense Gold Star for surviving spouses, parents, and next of kin of members of the armed 8 | |
| 207 | - | forces [of the United States] who lost their lives in combat. 9 | |
| 208 | - | ||
| 209 | - | (b) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Chesapeake 10 | |
| 210 | - | Bay Trust may use the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund established under subsection 11 | |
| 211 | - | (d) of this section to make grants to eligible sponsor organizations. 12 | |
| 212 | - | ||
| 213 | - | (ii) In awarding a grant to an eligible sponsor organization that 13 | |
| 214 | - | provides opportunities that the eligible sponsor organization believes benefit veterans or 14 | |
| 215 | - | SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States], the Chesapeake Bay Trust 15 | |
| 216 | - | shall determine whether the opportunities provided by the eligible sponsor organization 16 | |
| 217 | - | will, in fact, benefit veterans or SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United 17 | |
| 218 | - | States]. 18 | |
| 219 | - | ||
| 220 | - | (2) A grant awarded under this subsection may be used only to pay capital, 19 | |
| 221 | - | operational, or programming costs incurred by an eligible sponsor organization in providing 20 | |
| 222 | - | any of the following opportunities: 21 | |
| 167 | + | (2) “Eligible sponsor organization” means a nonprofit charitable 15 | |
| 168 | + | organization that provides any of the following opportunities for Gold Star recipients, 16 | |
| 169 | + | disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities 17 | |
| 170 | + | provided, disabled SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] or other 18 | |
| 171 | + | SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] who could benefit from one 19 | |
| 172 | + | of the opportunities provided, or permanently disabled persons who require the use of a 20 | |
| 173 | + | wheelchair: 21 | |
| 223 | 174 | ||
| 224 | 175 | (i) Recreational hunting or fishing, including providing at no cost: 22 | |
| 225 | 176 | ||
| 226 | 177 | 1. An angler’s license and trout stamps; 23 | |
| 227 | 178 | ||
| 228 | 179 | 2. A Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license; or 24 | |
| 229 | 180 | ||
| 230 | 181 | 3. A hunting license and any corresponding stamps; 25 | |
| 231 | 182 | ||
| 232 | 183 | (ii) Recreational water activities; 26 | |
| 233 | 184 | ||
| 234 | 185 | (iii) Other recreational outdoor activities; 27 | |
| 235 | 186 | ||
| 236 | 187 | (iv) Therapeutic outdoor activities; or 28 | |
| 237 | - | 6 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 188 | + | ||
| 189 | + | (v) Workforce training for green jobs, including outdoor agricultural 29 | |
| 190 | + | jobs. 30 | |
| 191 | + | SENATE BILL 282 5 | |
| 238 | 192 | ||
| 239 | 193 | ||
| 240 | - | (v) Workforce training for green jobs, including outdoor agricultural 1 | |
| 241 | - | jobs. 2 | |
| 194 | + | (3) “Gold Star recipient” means a recipient of the U.S. Department of 1 | |
| 195 | + | Defense Gold Star for surviving spouses, parents, and next of kin of members of the armed 2 | |
| 196 | + | forces [of the United States] who lost their lives in combat. 3 | |
| 242 | 197 | ||
| 243 | - | ( | |
| 244 | - | ||
| 245 | - | sponsor organizations. | |
| 198 | + | (b) (1) (i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Chesapeake 4 | |
| 199 | + | Bay Trust may use the Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund established under subsection 5 | |
| 200 | + | (d) of this section to make grants to eligible sponsor organizations. 6 | |
| 246 | 201 | ||
| 247 | - | (d) (1) In this subsection, “Fund” means the Healing Hunting and Fishing 6 | |
| 248 | - | Fund. 7 | |
| 202 | + | (ii) In awarding a grant to an eligible sponsor organization that 7 | |
| 203 | + | provides opportunities that the eligible sponsor organization believes benefit veterans or 8 | |
| 204 | + | SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States], the Chesapeake Bay Trust 9 | |
| 205 | + | shall determine whether the opportunities provided by the eligible sponsor organization 10 | |
| 206 | + | will, in fact, benefit veterans or SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United 11 | |
| 207 | + | States]. 12 | |
| 249 | 208 | ||
| 250 | - | (2) There is a Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund. 8 | |
| 209 | + | (2) A grant awarded under this subsection may be used only to pay capital, 13 | |
| 210 | + | operational, or programming costs incurred by an eligible sponsor organization in providing 14 | |
| 211 | + | any of the following opportunities: 15 | |
| 251 | 212 | ||
| 252 | - | (3) The purpose of the Fund is to provide any of the following opportunities 9 | |
| 253 | - | for Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of 10 | |
| 254 | - | the opportunities, disabled SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] 11 | |
| 255 | - | or other SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] who could benefit 12 | |
| 256 | - | from one of the opportunities, and permanently disabled persons who require the use of a 13 | |
| 257 | - | wheelchair: 14 | |
| 213 | + | (i) Recreational hunting or fishing, including providing at no cost: 16 | |
| 258 | 214 | ||
| 259 | - | | |
| 215 | + | 1. An angler’s license and trout stamps; 17 | |
| 260 | 216 | ||
| 261 | - | | |
| 217 | + | 2. A Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license; or 18 | |
| 262 | 218 | ||
| 263 | - | | |
| 219 | + | 3. A hunting license and any corresponding stamps; 19 | |
| 264 | 220 | ||
| 265 | - | | |
| 221 | + | (ii) Recreational water activities; 20 | |
| 266 | 222 | ||
| 267 | - | ( | |
| 223 | + | (iii) Other recreational outdoor activities; 21 | |
| 268 | 224 | ||
| 269 | - | ( | |
| 225 | + | (iv) Therapeutic outdoor activities; or 22 | |
| 270 | 226 | ||
| 271 | - | (iv) Therapeutic outdoor activities; or 21 | |
| 227 | + | (v) Workforce training for green jobs, including outdoor agricultural 23 | |
| 228 | + | jobs. 24 | |
| 272 | 229 | ||
| 273 | - | (v) Workforce training for green jobs, including outdoor agricultural 22 | |
| 274 | - | jobs. 23 | |
| 230 | + | (c) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including 25 | |
| 231 | + | regulations establishing eligibility requirements for applicants for grants to eligible 26 | |
| 232 | + | sponsor organizations. 27 | |
| 275 | 233 | ||
| 276 | - | (10) Money expended from the Fund for grants to eligible sponsor 24 | |
| 277 | - | organizations is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that 25 | |
| 278 | - | otherwise would be appropriated for any of the opportunities specified under subsection 26 | |
| 279 | - | (b)(2) of this section that are provided to Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other 27 | |
| 280 | - | veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities, disabled SERVICE members [of 28 | |
| 281 | - | the armed forces of the United States] or other SERVICE members [of the armed forces of 29 | |
| 282 | - | the United States] who could benefit from one of the opportunities, or permanently disabled 30 | |
| 283 | - | persons who require the use of a wheelchair. 31 | |
| 234 | + | (d) (1) In this subsection, “Fund” means the Healing Hunting and Fishing 28 | |
| 235 | + | Fund. 29 | |
| 284 | 236 | ||
| 285 | - | 4–217. 32 SENATE BILL 282 7 | |
| 237 | + | (2) There is a Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund. 30 | |
| 238 | + | ||
| 239 | + | (3) The purpose of the Fund is to provide any of the following opportunities 31 | |
| 240 | + | for Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other veterans who could benefit from one of 32 6 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 241 | + | ||
| 242 | + | ||
| 243 | + | the opportunities, disabled SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] 1 | |
| 244 | + | or other SERVICE members [of the armed forces of the United States] who could benefit 2 | |
| 245 | + | from one of the opportunities, and permanently disabled persons who require the use of a 3 | |
| 246 | + | wheelchair: 4 | |
| 247 | + | ||
| 248 | + | (i) Recreational hunting or fishing, including providing at no cost: 5 | |
| 249 | + | ||
| 250 | + | 1. An angler’s license and trout stamps; 6 | |
| 251 | + | ||
| 252 | + | 2. A Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license; or 7 | |
| 253 | + | ||
| 254 | + | 3. A hunting license and any corresponding stamps; 8 | |
| 255 | + | ||
| 256 | + | (ii) Recreational water activities; 9 | |
| 257 | + | ||
| 258 | + | (iii) Other recreational outdoor activities; 10 | |
| 259 | + | ||
| 260 | + | (iv) Therapeutic outdoor activities; or 11 | |
| 261 | + | ||
| 262 | + | (v) Workforce training for green jobs, including outdoor agricultural 12 | |
| 263 | + | jobs. 13 | |
| 264 | + | ||
| 265 | + | (10) Money expended from the Fund for grants to eligible sponsor 14 | |
| 266 | + | organizations is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that 15 | |
| 267 | + | otherwise would be appropriated for any of the opportunities specified under subsection 16 | |
| 268 | + | (b)(2) of this section that are provided to Gold Star recipients, disabled veterans or other 17 | |
| 269 | + | veterans who could benefit from one of the opportunities, disabled SERVICE members [of 18 | |
| 270 | + | the armed forces of the United States] or other SERVICE members [of the armed forces of 19 | |
| 271 | + | the United States] who could benefit from one of the opportunities, or permanently disabled 20 | |
| 272 | + | persons who require the use of a wheelchair. 21 | |
| 273 | + | ||
| 274 | + | 4–217. 22 | |
| 275 | + | ||
| 276 | + | (b) (1) The Department may issue an annual license exemption to a 23 | |
| 277 | + | governmental entity or a nonprofit organization to: 24 | |
| 278 | + | ||
| 279 | + | (i) Take individuals with physical or mental disabilities who are 25 | |
| 280 | + | [serving or have served in the armed forces of the United States] VETERANS OR ACTIVE 26 | |
| 281 | + | SERVICE MEMBERS fishing in the tidal or nontidal waters of the State; or 27 | |
| 282 | + | ||
| 283 | + | (ii) Provide fishing clinics and instructional opportunities to: 28 | |
| 284 | + | ||
| 285 | + | 1. Individuals who are [serving or have served in the armed 29 | |
| 286 | + | forces of the United States] VETERANS OR ACTIVE S ERVICE MEMBERS ; 30 | |
| 287 | + | SENATE BILL 282 7 | |
| 288 | + | ||
| 289 | + | ||
| 290 | + | 2. Individuals who are participating in a physical or mental 1 | |
| 291 | + | wellness outdoor event; 2 | |
| 292 | + | ||
| 293 | + | 3. Individuals who are participating in a special needs 3 | |
| 294 | + | outdoor event; 4 | |
| 295 | + | ||
| 296 | + | 4. Individuals who are acting under the authority of a 5 | |
| 297 | + | scientific collection permit issued under § 4–212 of this subtitle; or 6 | |
| 298 | + | ||
| 299 | + | 5. Residents of the State who are underserved with respect 7 | |
| 300 | + | to fishing opportunities, as determined by the Department in regulation. 8 | |
| 301 | + | ||
| 302 | + | 4–705. 9 | |
| 303 | + | ||
| 304 | + | (A) A license does not lapse if the licensee fails to renew or make bona fide use of 10 | |
| 305 | + | [his] THE license because of [induction or enlistment into] THE LICENSEE ’S 11 | |
| 306 | + | DEPLOYMENT IN the [armed forces] UNIFORMED SERVICES or employment in essential 12 | |
| 307 | + | war industries[, and the]. 13 | |
| 308 | + | ||
| 309 | + | (B) THE licensee [applies] SHALL INFORM THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE 14 | |
| 310 | + | LICENSEE’S DEPLOYM ENT AND APPLY to the Department for the renewal of [his] THE 15 | |
| 311 | + | license within [one] 1 year of the termination of hostilities or from the date of [his] THE 16 | |
| 312 | + | LICENSEE’S release from DEPLOYMENT IN the [armed forces] UNIFORMED SERVICES . 17 | |
| 313 | + | ||
| 314 | + | (C) If a licensee cannot fish every net for which [he] THE LICENSEE was licensed 18 | |
| 315 | + | at any time during a war emergency because of some condition arising out of a war, [he] 19 | |
| 316 | + | THE LICENSEE may not be deprived of [his] THE right to a license for these nets thereafter. 20 | |
| 317 | + | ||
| 318 | + | 4–745. 21 | |
| 319 | + | ||
| 320 | + | (c) A person may fish for finfish in the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries or 22 | |
| 321 | + | in State waters of the Atlantic Ocean and coastal bays and their tributaries without a 23 | |
| 322 | + | Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license if the person: 24 | |
| 323 | + | ||
| 324 | + | (5) Is a resident [serving in the armed forces of the United States] WHO IS 25 | |
| 325 | + | AN ACTIVE SERVICE ME MBER while on leave in the State, during the resident’s leave 26 | |
| 326 | + | period, if, while fishing, the resident possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave order; 27 | |
| 327 | + | ||
| 328 | + | (e) (1) In this subsection, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while 28 | |
| 329 | + | [serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States] AN ACTIVE 29 | |
| 330 | + | SERVICE MEMBER , was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy 30 | |
| 331 | + | government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict. 31 | |
| 332 | + | ||
| 333 | + | (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay 32 | |
| 334 | + | and coastal sport fishing license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident 33 | |
| 335 | + | is: 34 8 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 286 | 336 | ||
| 287 | 337 | ||
| 288 | 338 | ||
| 289 | - | (b) (1) The Department may issue an annual license exemption to a 1 | |
| 290 | - | governmental entity or a nonprofit organization to: 2 | |
| 339 | + | (i) A former prisoner of war; 1 | |
| 291 | 340 | ||
| 292 | - | (i) Take individuals with physical or mental disabilities who are 3 | |
| 293 | - | [serving or have served in the armed forces of the United States] VETERANS OR ACTIVE 4 | |
| 294 | - | SERVICE MEMBERS fishing in the tidal or nontidal waters of the State; or 5 | |
| 341 | + | (ii) An American veteran who the U.S. Department of Veterans 2 | |
| 342 | + | Affairs determines is unemployable; or 3 | |
| 295 | 343 | ||
| 296 | - | ( | |
| 344 | + | (iii) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 4 | |
| 297 | 345 | ||
| 298 | - | | |
| 299 | - | ||
| 346 | + | (3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay 5 | |
| 347 | + | and coastal sport fishing license to an out–of–state person: 6 | |
| 300 | 348 | ||
| 301 | - | 2. Individuals who are participating in a physical or mental 9 | |
| 302 | - | wellness outdoor event; 10 | |
| 349 | + | (i) Who certifies that the person is: 7 | |
| 303 | 350 | ||
| 304 | - | 3. Individuals who are participating in a special needs 11 | |
| 305 | - | outdoor event; 12 | |
| 351 | + | 1. A former prisoner of war; 8 | |
| 306 | 352 | ||
| 307 | - | | |
| 308 | - | ||
| 353 | + | 2. An American veteran who the U.S. Department of 9 | |
| 354 | + | Veterans Affairs determines is unemployable; or 10 | |
| 309 | 355 | ||
| 310 | - | 5. Residents of the State who are underserved with respect 15 | |
| 311 | - | to fishing opportunities, as determined by the Department in regulation. 16 | |
| 356 | + | 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran; and 11 | |
| 312 | 357 | ||
| 313 | - | 4–604. 17 | |
| 358 | + | (ii) Whose state of residence extends similar privileges to former 12 | |
| 359 | + | prisoners of war, American veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 13 | |
| 360 | + | determines are unemployable, or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of 14 | |
| 361 | + | this State. 15 | |
| 314 | 362 | ||
| 315 | - | ||
| 363 | + | 5–1014. 16 | |
| 316 | 364 | ||
| 317 | - | ( | |
| 318 | - | AN ACTIVE SERVICE | |
| 319 | - | ||
| 365 | + | (A) ON PRESENTATION OF A VALID UNIFORMED SERV ICES IDENTIFICATION 17 | |
| 366 | + | CARD BY AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND 18 | |
| 367 | + | NATIONAL GUARD: 19 | |
| 320 | 368 | ||
| 321 | - | 4–607. 22 | |
| 369 | + | (1) AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEM BER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE 20 | |
| 370 | + | MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD MAY ENTER A STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY 21 | |
| 371 | + | DAY–USE ENTRY FEE THAT H AS BEEN ESTABLISHED ; AND 22 | |
| 322 | 372 | ||
| 323 | - | (a) (1) The Department may issue annually a complimentary angler’s license to 23 | |
| 324 | - | the President of the United States, the governor of any state, and any official of the game 24 | |
| 325 | - | and fish department of any other state. 25 | |
| 373 | + | (2) A VEHICLE OF WHICH AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBE R OR ANY 23 | |
| 374 | + | MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD IS AN OCCUPANT MAY E NTER A 24 | |
| 375 | + | STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY PER–VEHICLE FEE THAT HAS BEEN 25 | |
| 376 | + | ESTABLISHED. 26 | |
| 326 | 377 | ||
| 327 | - | (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary angler’s license to 26 | |
| 328 | - | any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident is: 27 | |
| 378 | + | (B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT EXEMPT AN ACTIVE SER VICE MEMBER , ANY 27 | |
| 379 | + | MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL FRO M 28 | |
| 380 | + | PAYING OTHER FACILIT Y USE SERVICES FEES NOT DESCRIBED IN SUB SECTION (A) 29 | |
| 381 | + | OF THIS SECTION. 30 | |
| 329 | 382 | ||
| 330 | - | (i) A former prisoner of war; 28 | |
| 331 | - | ||
| 332 | - | (ii) An American veteran who the U.S. Department of Veterans 29 | |
| 333 | - | Affairs determines is unemployable; or 30 8 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 383 | + | 5–1015. 31 SENATE BILL 282 9 | |
| 334 | 384 | ||
| 335 | 385 | ||
| 336 | 386 | ||
| 337 | - | (iii) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 1 | |
| 387 | + | (A) ON PRESENTATION OF A VALID VETERAN IDENTI FICATION CARD , A 1 | |
| 388 | + | DRIVER’S LICENSE THAT INDIC ATES THE LICENSE HOL DER IS A VETERAN , OR ANY 2 | |
| 389 | + | OTHER FORM OF IDENTI FICATION ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT 3 | |
| 390 | + | ESTABLISHES THE HOLD ER’S VETERAN STATUS: 4 | |
| 338 | 391 | ||
| 339 | - | ( | |
| 340 | - | ||
| 392 | + | (1) A VETERAN MAY ENTER A STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY 5 | |
| 393 | + | DAY–USE ENTRY FEE THAT H AS BEEN ESTABLISHED ; AND 6 | |
| 341 | 394 | ||
| 342 | - | (i) Who certifies that the person is: 4 | |
| 395 | + | (2) A VEHICLE OF WHICH A V ETERAN IS AN OCCUPAN T MAY ENTER A 7 | |
| 396 | + | STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY PER –VEHICLE FEE THAT HAS BEEN 8 | |
| 397 | + | ESTABLISHED. 9 | |
| 343 | 398 | ||
| 344 | - | 1. A former prisoner of war; 5 | |
| 399 | + | (B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT EXEMPT A VETERAN OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL 10 | |
| 400 | + | FROM PAYING ANY OTHE R FACILITY USE SERVI CES FEES NOT DESCRIB ED IN 11 | |
| 401 | + | SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 12 | |
| 345 | 402 | ||
| 346 | - | 2. An American veteran who the U.S. Department of Veterans 6 | |
| 347 | - | Affairs determines is unemployable; or 7 | |
| 403 | + | Article – State Government 13 | |
| 348 | 404 | ||
| 349 | - | ||
| 405 | + | 9–901. 14 | |
| 350 | 406 | ||
| 351 | - | (ii) Whose state of residence extends similar privileges to former 9 | |
| 352 | - | prisoners of war, American veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 10 | |
| 353 | - | determines are unemployable, or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of this 11 | |
| 354 | - | State. 12 | |
| 407 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 15 | |
| 355 | 408 | ||
| 356 | - | (b) Not more than 20 complimentary angler’s licenses for each state other than 13 | |
| 357 | - | Maryland shall be outstanding at any time. 14 | |
| 409 | + | (B) “ACTIVE DUTY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 37 U.S.C. § 101. 16 | |
| 358 | 410 | ||
| 359 | - | (c) A complimentary angler’s license is not transferable and shall be issued 15 | |
| 360 | - | without a fee. 16 | |
| 411 | + | (C) “ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS: 17 | |
| 361 | 412 | ||
| 362 | - | (d) For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, 17 | |
| 363 | - | while [serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States] AN ACTIVE 18 | |
| 364 | - | SERVICE MEMBER , was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy 19 | |
| 365 | - | government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict. 20 | |
| 413 | + | (1) AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBE R OF THE UNIFORMED S ERVICES; OR 18 | |
| 366 | 414 | ||
| 367 | - | 4–705. 21 | |
| 415 | + | (2) SERVING IN A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNI FORMED 19 | |
| 416 | + | SERVICES ON ACTIVE DUTY ORDER S. 20 | |
| 368 | 417 | ||
| 369 | - | (A) A license does not lapse if the licensee fails to renew or make bona fide use of 22 | |
| 370 | - | [his] THE license because of [induction or enlistment into] THE LICENSEE ’S 23 | |
| 371 | - | DEPLOYMENT IN the [armed forces] UNIFORMED SERVICES or employment in essential 24 | |
| 372 | - | war industries[, and the]. 25 | |
| 418 | + | (D) “ARMED FORCES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 10 U.S.C. § 101. 21 | |
| 373 | 419 | ||
| 374 | - | (B) THE licensee [applies] SHALL INFORM THE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THE 26 | |
| 375 | - | LICENSEE’S DEPLOYMENT AND APPLY to the Department for the renewal of [his] THE 27 | |
| 376 | - | license within [one] 1 year of the termination of hostilities or from the date of [his] THE 28 | |
| 377 | - | LICENSEE’S release from DEPLOYMENT IN the [armed forces] UNIFORMED SERVICES . 29 | |
| 420 | + | [(b)] (E) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Veterans Trust. 22 | |
| 378 | 421 | ||
| 379 | - | (C) If a licensee cannot fish every net for which [he] THE LICENSEE was licensed 30 | |
| 380 | - | at any time during a war emergency because of some condition arising out of a war, [he] 31 | |
| 381 | - | THE LICENSEE may not be deprived of [his] THE right to a license for these nets thereafter. 32 SENATE BILL 282 9 | |
| 422 | + | [(c)] (F) “Department” means the Department of Veterans and Military 23 | |
| 423 | + | Families. 24 | |
| 382 | 424 | ||
| 425 | + | (G) “MILITARY FAMILY ” INCLUDES THE SPOUSE AND DEPENDENT 25 | |
| 426 | + | CHILDREN OF A SERVIC E MEMBER OR VETERAN RELATED BY BLOOD , MARRIAGE, OR 26 | |
| 427 | + | ADOPTION. 27 | |
| 383 | 428 | ||
| 384 | - | ||
| 385 | - | 4–745. 1 | |
| 386 | - | ||
| 387 | - | (c) A person may fish for finfish in the Chesapeake Bay or its tidal tributaries or 2 | |
| 388 | - | in State waters of the Atlantic Ocean and coastal bays and their tributaries without a 3 | |
| 389 | - | Chesapeake Bay and coastal sport fishing license if the person: 4 | |
| 390 | - | ||
| 391 | - | (5) Is a resident [serving in the armed forces of the United States] WHO IS 5 | |
| 392 | - | AN ACTIVE SERVICE ME MBER while on leave in the State, during the resident’s leave 6 | |
| 393 | - | period, if, while fishing, the resident possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave order; 7 | |
| 394 | - | ||
| 395 | - | (e) (1) In this subsection, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, while 8 | |
| 396 | - | [serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States] AN ACTIVE 9 | |
| 397 | - | SERVICE MEMBER , was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy 10 | |
| 398 | - | government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict. 11 | |
| 399 | - | ||
| 400 | - | (2) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay 12 | |
| 401 | - | and coastal sport fishing license to any Maryland resident who certifies that the resident 13 | |
| 402 | - | is: 14 | |
| 403 | - | ||
| 404 | - | (i) A former prisoner of war; 15 | |
| 405 | - | ||
| 406 | - | (ii) An American veteran who the U.S. Department of Veterans 16 | |
| 407 | - | Affairs determines is unemployable; or 17 | |
| 408 | - | ||
| 409 | - | (iii) A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 18 | |
| 410 | - | ||
| 411 | - | (3) The Department may issue a lifetime complimentary Chesapeake Bay 19 | |
| 412 | - | and coastal sport fishing license to an out–of–state person: 20 | |
| 413 | - | ||
| 414 | - | (i) Who certifies that the person is: 21 | |
| 415 | - | ||
| 416 | - | 1. A former prisoner of war; 22 | |
| 417 | - | ||
| 418 | - | 2. An American veteran who the U.S. Department of 23 | |
| 419 | - | Veterans Affairs determines is unemployable; or 24 | |
| 420 | - | ||
| 421 | - | 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran; and 25 | |
| 422 | - | ||
| 423 | - | (ii) Whose state of residence extends similar privileges to former 26 | |
| 424 | - | prisoners of war, American veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 27 | |
| 425 | - | determines are unemployable, or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of 28 | |
| 426 | - | this State. 29 | |
| 427 | - | ||
| 428 | - | 5–1014. 30 | |
| 429 | + | (H) “RESERVE COMPONENT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 37 U.S.C. § 101. 28 | |
| 429 | 430 | 10 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 430 | 431 | ||
| 431 | 432 | ||
| 432 | - | (A) ON PRESENTATION OF A VALID UNIFORMED SERV ICES IDENTIFICATION 1 | |
| 433 | - | CARD BY AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND 2 | |
| 434 | - | NATIONAL GUARD: 3 | |
| 433 | + | [(d)] (I) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families. 1 | |
| 435 | 434 | ||
| 436 | - | (1) AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEM BER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE 4 | |
| 437 | - | MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD MAY ENTER A STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY 5 | |
| 438 | - | DAY–USE ENTRY FEE THAT H AS BEEN ESTABLISHED ; AND 6 | |
| 435 | + | (J) “SERVICE MEMBER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A MEMBER OF : 2 | |
| 439 | 436 | ||
| 440 | - | (2) A VEHICLE OF WHICH AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBE R OR ANY 7 | |
| 441 | - | MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD IS AN OCCUPANT MAY E NTER A 8 | |
| 442 | - | STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY PER –VEHICLE F EE THAT HAS BEEN 9 | |
| 443 | - | ESTABLISHED. 10 | |
| 437 | + | (1) THE UNIFORMED SERVIC ES; OR 3 | |
| 444 | 438 | ||
| 445 | - | (B) THIS SECTION DOES NOT EXEMPT AN ACTIVE SER VICE MEMBER , ANY 11 | |
| 446 | - | MEMBER OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD, OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL FRO M 12 | |
| 447 | - | PAYING OTHER FACILIT Y USE SERVICES FEES NOT DESCRIBED IN SUB SECTION (A) 13 | |
| 448 | - | OF THIS SECTION. 14 | |
| 439 | + | (2) A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNIFORMED SER VICES. 4 | |
| 449 | 440 | ||
| 450 | - | ||
| 441 | + | [(e)] (K) “Trust” means the Maryland Veterans Trust. 5 | |
| 451 | 442 | ||
| 452 | - | (A) ON PRESENTATION OF A VALID VETERAN IDENTI FICATION CARD , A 16 | |
| 453 | - | DRIVER’S LICENSE THAT INDIC ATES THE LICENSE HOL DER IS A VETERAN , OR ANY 17 | |
| 454 | - | OTHER FORM OF IDENTI FICATION ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT 18 | |
| 455 | - | ESTABLISHES THE HOLD ER’S VETERAN STATUS : 19 | |
| 443 | + | (L) “UNIFORMED SERVICES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 37 U.S.C. § 101. 6 | |
| 456 | 444 | ||
| 457 | - | (1) A VETERAN MAY ENTER A STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY 20 | |
| 458 | - | DAY–USE ENTRY FEE THAT H AS BEEN ESTABLISHED ; AND 21 | |
| 445 | + | [(f)] (M) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, “veteran” [means an 7 | |
| 446 | + | individual who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than 8 | |
| 447 | + | for training, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable] HAS 9 | |
| 448 | + | THE MEANING STATED I N 38 U.S.C. § 101. 10 | |
| 459 | 449 | ||
| 460 | - | (2) A VEHICLE OF WHICH A V ETERAN IS AN OCCUPAN T MAY ENTER A 22 | |
| 461 | - | STATE PARK WITHOUT PA YING ANY PER –VEHICLE FEE THAT HAS BEEN 23 | |
| 462 | - | ESTABLISHED. 24 | |
| 463 | - | ||
| 464 | - | (B) THIS SECTION DOE S NOT EXEMPT A VETER AN OR OTHER INDIVIDU AL 25 | |
| 465 | - | FROM PAYING ANY OTHE R FACILITY USE SERVI CES FEES NOT DESCRIB ED IN 26 | |
| 466 | - | SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 27 | |
| 467 | - | ||
| 468 | - | 10–301. 28 | |
| 469 | - | ||
| 470 | - | (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following 29 | |
| 471 | - | persons are not required to obtain a hunter’s license, bow and arrow stamp, black powder 30 | |
| 472 | - | stamp, bonus antlered deer stamp, or sika deer stamp: 31 | |
| 473 | - | ||
| 474 | - | (ii) Any resident [serving in the armed forces of the United States] 32 | |
| 475 | - | WHO IS AN ACTIVE SER VICE MEMBER while on leave in the State, during the resident’s 33 SENATE BILL 282 11 | |
| 476 | - | ||
| 477 | - | ||
| 478 | - | leave period, if, while hunting, the resident possesses a copy of the resident’s official leave 1 | |
| 479 | - | order; 2 | |
| 480 | - | ||
| 481 | - | (iii) Any person [serving in the armed forces of the United States] who 3 | |
| 482 | - | IS AN ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER AND has a service–connected disability, if, while hunting, 4 | |
| 483 | - | the person possesses valid military identification; and 5 | |
| 484 | - | ||
| 485 | - | 10–303. 6 | |
| 486 | - | ||
| 487 | - | (a) (1) The Department annually may issue a complimentary hunting license 7 | |
| 488 | - | to the President of the United States, the governor of any state, or an official or an 8 | |
| 489 | - | enforcement officer of the game and fish management agency of another state which 9 | |
| 490 | - | reciprocally offers complimentary hunting licenses. 10 | |
| 491 | - | ||
| 492 | - | (2) (i) Subject to the requirements of § 10–301.1 of this subtitle, the 11 | |
| 493 | - | Department may issue a lifetime complimentary hunting license to a Maryland resident who 12 | |
| 494 | - | certifies that the resident is: 13 | |
| 495 | - | ||
| 496 | - | 1. A former prisoner of war; 14 | |
| 497 | - | ||
| 498 | - | 2. An American veteran who the U.S. Department of Veterans 15 | |
| 499 | - | Affairs determines is unemployable; or 16 | |
| 500 | - | ||
| 501 | - | 3. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran. 17 | |
| 502 | - | ||
| 503 | - | (ii) Subject to the requirements of § 10–301.1 of this subtitle, the 18 | |
| 504 | - | Department may issue a lifetime complimentary hunting license to an out–of–state person: 19 | |
| 505 | - | ||
| 506 | - | 1. Who certifies that the person is: 20 | |
| 507 | - | ||
| 508 | - | A. A former prisoner of war; 21 | |
| 509 | - | ||
| 510 | - | B. An American veteran who the U.S. Department of Veterans 22 | |
| 511 | - | Affairs determines is unemployable; or 23 | |
| 512 | - | ||
| 513 | - | C. A 100% service connected disabled American veteran; and 24 | |
| 514 | - | ||
| 515 | - | 2. Whose state of residence extends similar privileges to 25 | |
| 516 | - | former prisoners of war, American veterans who the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 26 | |
| 517 | - | determines are unemployable, or 100% service connected disabled American veterans of this 27 | |
| 518 | - | State. 28 | |
| 519 | - | ||
| 520 | - | (3) A complimentary license is not transferable. 29 | |
| 521 | - | ||
| 522 | - | (b) For the purposes of this section, “former prisoner of war” means a person who, 30 | |
| 523 | - | while [serving in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States] AN ACTIVE 31 12 SENATE BILL 282 | |
| 524 | - | ||
| 525 | - | ||
| 526 | - | SERVICE MEMBER , was forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by an enemy 1 | |
| 527 | - | government or its agents, or a hostile force, during a period of armed conflict. 2 | |
| 528 | - | ||
| 529 | - | Article – State Government 3 | |
| 530 | - | ||
| 531 | - | 9–901. 4 | |
| 532 | - | ||
| 533 | - | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 5 | |
| 534 | - | ||
| 535 | - | (B) “ACTIVE DUTY” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 37 U.S.C. § 101. 6 | |
| 536 | - | ||
| 537 | - | (C) “ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS: 7 | |
| 538 | - | ||
| 539 | - | (1) AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBE R OF THE UNIFORMED S ERVICES; OR 8 | |
| 540 | - | ||
| 541 | - | (2) SERVING IN A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNI FORMED 9 | |
| 542 | - | SERVICES ON ACTIVE D UTY ORDERS. 10 | |
| 543 | - | ||
| 544 | - | (D) “ARMED FORCES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 10 U.S.C. § 101. 11 | |
| 545 | - | ||
| 546 | - | [(b)] (E) “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Veterans Trust. 12 | |
| 547 | - | ||
| 548 | - | [(c)] (F) “Department” means the Department of Veterans and Military 13 | |
| 549 | - | Families. 14 | |
| 550 | - | ||
| 551 | - | (G) “MILITARY FAMILY ” INCLUDES THE SPOUSE AND DEPENDENT 15 | |
| 552 | - | CHILDREN OF A SERVIC E MEMBER OR VETERAN RE LATED BY BLOOD , MARRIAGE, OR 16 | |
| 553 | - | ADOPTION. 17 | |
| 554 | - | ||
| 555 | - | (H) “RESERVE COMPONENT ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 37 U.S.C. § 101. 18 | |
| 556 | - | ||
| 557 | - | [(d)] (I) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families. 19 | |
| 558 | - | ||
| 559 | - | (J) “SERVICE MEMBER ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS A MEMBER OF: 20 | |
| 560 | - | ||
| 561 | - | (1) THE UNIFORMED SERVIC ES; OR 21 | |
| 562 | - | ||
| 563 | - | (2) A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE UNIFORMED SER VICES. 22 | |
| 564 | - | ||
| 565 | - | [(e)] (K) “Trust” means the Maryland Veterans Trust. 23 | |
| 566 | - | ||
| 567 | - | (L) “UNIFORMED SERVICES ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN 37 U.S.C. § 101. 24 | |
| 568 | - | ||
| 569 | - | [(f)] (M) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, “veteran” [means an 25 | |
| 570 | - | individual who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, other than 26 SENATE BILL 282 13 | |
| 571 | - | ||
| 572 | - | ||
| 573 | - | for training, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable] HAS 1 | |
| 574 | - | THE MEANING STATED IN 38 U.S.C. § 101. 2 | |
| 575 | - | ||
| 576 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3 | |
| 577 | - | October 1, 2025. 4 | |
| 450 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 11 | |
| 451 | + | October 1, 2025. 12 | |
| 578 | 452 | ||
| 579 | 453 | ||
| 580 | 454 | ||
| 581 | 455 | Approved: | |
| 582 | 456 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 583 | 457 | Governor. | |
| 584 | 458 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 585 | 459 | President of the Senate. | |
| 586 | 460 | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 587 | 461 | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |