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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *sb0312* |
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| 7 | 7 | | SENATE BILL 312 |
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| 8 | 8 | | M1 5lr1740 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Senator Simonaire |
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| 11 | 11 | | Introduced and read first time: January 13, 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| 14 | 14 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 16 | 16 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Natural Resources – State Parks – Maryland Golden Age Pass 2 |
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| 20 | 20 | | FOR the purpose of establishing that the holder of a Maryland Golden Age Pass is entitled 3 |
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| 21 | 21 | | to free day–use entry at certain State parks and is authorized to launch a boat at 4 |
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| 22 | 22 | | any State park without paying a boat launch fee; establishing that the free day–use 5 |
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| 23 | 23 | | entry applies to everyone in the vehicle with the holder of a Maryland Golden Age 6 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Pass under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the Maryland Golden 7 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Age Pass. 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Article – Natural Resources 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 5–1009 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14 |
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| 34 | 34 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Article – Natural Resources 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 5–1009. 17 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (A) A person 62 years old or older who possesses a Maryland Golden Age Pass[,] 18 |
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| 41 | 41 | | issued by the Maryland Park Service[, may]: 19 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (1) IS ENTITLED TO FREE DAY–USE ENTRY TO ANY STATE PARK THAT 20 |
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| 44 | 44 | | CHARGES SERVICE FEES; 21 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (2) MAY camp overnight in any State park at one–half of the established 22 |
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| 47 | 47 | | fee Monday through Thursday, excluding holidays; AND 23 2 SENATE BILL 312 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (3) MAY LAUNCH A BOAT AT ANY STATE PARK WITHOUT PAYING A 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | BOAT LAUNCH FEE . 2 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (B) IF A PER VEHICLE FEE IS IN EFFECT AT A STATE PARK, THE FREE 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | DAY–USE ENTRY UNDER SUBSECTION (A)(1) OF THIS SECTION APPLIES TO 4 |
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| 56 | 56 | | EVERYONE IN THE VEHI CLE WITH THE HOLDER OF A MARYLAND GOLDEN AGE PASS. 5 |
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| 58 | 58 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6 |
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| 59 | 59 | | October 1, 2025. 7 |
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