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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1043H.P. 672House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Provide Free Admission to State Parks and Historic Sites
for the Immediate Family Members of Veterans and Active Military
Personnel
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative HEPLER of Woolwich.
Cosponsored by Senator RENY of Lincoln and
Representatives: DILL of Old Town, FROST of Belgrade, PLUECKER of Warren, SARGENT
of York. Page 1 - 132LR1053(01)
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2 as amended by PL 2009, c. 440, §1, is further amended
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5 Notwithstanding section 1819, the commissioner shall enter into a memorandum of
6 agreement with the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the
7 issuance of a free day use pass to state parks and historic sites to each veteran determined
8 by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management to meet the criteria
9 established in Title section 8 and that veteran's immediate family members. The pass
10 entitles the holder to admission free of charge to all state parks and historic sites. For
11 purposes of this section, "immediate family members" means the veteran's spouse,
12 domestic partner and dependent children.
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15 Notwithstanding section 1819, the commissioner shall enter into a memorandum of
16 agreement with the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management for the
17 issuance of a free day use pass to state parks and historic sites to each active duty military
18 member determined by the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management
19 to meet the criteria established in Title section 7 and that active duty military
20 member's immediate family members. The pass entitles the holder, and the holder's spouse
21 and children when accompanied by the holder, to admission free of charge to all state parks
22 and historic sites. For purposes of this section, "immediate family members" means the
23 active duty military member’s spouse, domestic partner and dependent children.
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25 This bill directs the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to issue
26 free day use passes to state parks and historic sites to immediate family members of
27 qualifying veterans and active duty military members as determined by the Department of
28 Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management. The language of the bill allows
29 immediate family members to hold their own passes, rather than only permitting family
30 members to use the qualifying veteran's or active duty military member's pass. The bill
31 defines "immediate family members" as the spouse, domestic partner and dependent
32 children of a veteran or active duty military member.
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