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28+HOUSE BILL 161
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30+TH LEGISLATURE
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46+INTRODUCED BY
47+Rebecca Dow and Jay C. Block and Alan T. Martinez
48+and Tara L. Lujan and Debra M. Sariñana
2849 AN ACT
29-RELATING TO STATE PARKS; PROVIDING TO VETERANS RESIDING IN
30-THE STATE ONE DAY-USE PASS FOR UNLIMITED ENTRY INTO STATE
31-PARKS OR RECREATION AREAS AND ONE CAMPING PASS FOR UNLIMITED
32-USE OF CAMPING AREAS OPERATED BY THE STATE PARKS DIVISION OF
33-THE ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
50+RELATING TO STATE PARKS; PROVIDING TO VETERANS RESIDING IN THE
51+STATE ONE DAY-USE PASS FOR UNLIMITED ENTRY INTO STATE PARKS OR
52+RECREATION AREAS AND ONE CAMPING PASS FOR UNLIMITED USE OF
53+CAMPING AREAS OPERATED BY THE STATE PARKS DIVISION OF THE
54+ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
3455 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
3556 SECTION 1. Section 16-2-7.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1999,
3657 Chapter 174, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
37-"16-2-7.1. FREE STATE PARK PASSES TO VETERANS.--
38-A. The state parks division of the energy,
39-minerals and natural resources department shall provide to a
40-veteran residing in the state:
41-(1) one day-use pass for unlimited entry
42-into state parks or recreation areas operated by the
43-division; and
44-(2) one camping pass for unlimited use of
45-camping areas operated by the division.
46-B. As used in this section, "veteran" means a New
47-Mexico resident who:
48-(1) was regularly enlisted, drafted,
49-inducted or commissioned in the:
50-(a) armed forces of the United States
51-and was accepted for and assigned to active duty in the armed HB 161
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58+"16-2-7.1. FREE STATE PARK PASSES TO [DISABLED ]
59+VETERANS.--
60+A. The state parks division of the energy, minerals
61+and natural resources department shall provide to a [fifty
62+percent or more disabled ] veteran residing in the state:
63+(1) one day-use pass for unlimited entry into
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91+state parks or recreation areas operated by the division; and
92+(2) one [three-day] camping pass [per year for
93+the] for unlimited use of camping areas operated by the
94+division [whether for consecutive or nonconsecutive days ].
95+B. [Proof of disability satisfactory to the
96+division is required to obtain the free passes ] As used in this
97+section, "veteran" means a New Mexico resident who:
98+(1) was regularly enlisted, drafted, inducted
99+or commissioned in the:
100+(a) armed forces of the United States
101+and was accepted for and assigned to active duty in the armed
78102 forces of the United States;
79103 (b) army reserve, navy reserve, marine
80104 corps reserve, air force reserve, coast guard reserve, space
81105 force reserve, army national guard or air national guard and
82106 was accepted for and assigned to duty for a minimum of six
83107 continuous years; or
84108 (c) United States public health service
85109 commissioned corps or the national oceanic and atmospheric
86110 administration commissioned officer corps and served in the
87111 capacity of a commissioned officer while on active duty in
88112 defense of the United States; and
89-(2) was not separated from such service
90-under circumstances amounting to dishonorable discharge."
113+(2) was not separated from such service under
114+circumstances amounting to dishonorable discharge. "
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