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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
HOUSE BILL 3579 By: Pae
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to soldiers and sailors; permitting
free airport parking for certain disabled v eterans;
limiting amount of free parking; directing the
Oklahoma Department of Vete rans Affairs to determine
eligibility and promulgate rules; allowing a disabled
veteran to present proof of free parking eligibility;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 460 of Title 72, unless there is
created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. All publicly owned or publicly operated airports located in
the State of Oklahoma shall provide free airport parking for a
disabled veteran, his or her vehicle, and his or her passengers if
the disabled veteran has a service-connected disability rating of
one hundred percent (100%), as determined by the United States
Department of Veteran s Affairs, its successor, or the Armed Forces
of the United States .
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B. A disabled veteran authorized to park for free at an airport
pursuant to this section shall be limited to free parking for a
period of ten (10) days for each visit. An airport may charge a
disabled veteran the customary parking fee for each day he or she is
parked at the airport that exceeds ten (10) consecutive days.
C. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide a
means for qualified disabled veterans to verify their free parking
eligibility and provide each veteran with such verification upon
request. The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs shall
promulgate any rules necessary to implement the provisions of t his
section.
D. A disabled veteran may present proof of free airport parking
eligibility to the applicable airport parking autho rity or
attendant, through verification provided by the Oklahoma Department
of Veterans Affairs.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
59-2-9034 SW 12/14/23