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28	28	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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30	30	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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32	32	SENATE BILL 1253 By: Burns
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38	38	AS INTRODUCED
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40	40	An Act relating to state parks; prohibiting
41	41	occupation of a reserved campsite; prohibiting
42	42	certain entries into a state park without payment of
43	43	entry fee; setting administrative fine; providing for
44	44	collection and deposit of certain fines; amending 74
45	45	O.S. 2021, Section 2220 , which relates to collection
46	46	of rates and fees of state parks; authorizing the
47	47	Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission to
48	48	establish entrance fees, day-use fees, or passes for
49	49	nonresidents entering state park; establishing
50	50	maximum daily fee; providing for proof of residen cy;
51	51	removing provision fo r certain age group rates;
52	52	providing for codification; an d providing an
53	53	effective date.
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58	58	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
59	59	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
60	60	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2217.2 of Title 74, unless there
61	61	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
62	62	A. No person shall:
63	63	1. Physically occupy a campsi te identified as “Reserved” by
64	64	Oklahoma Tourism and R ecreation Department staff or by the park
65	65	reservation system, or fail to vacate a campsite within a reasonable
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92	92	time after being notified of the campsite’s reserved status by
93	93	Department staff; or
94	94	2. Enter an area of a state park that requires payment of an
95	95	entry fee for the person’s recreational vehicle or travel trailer
96	96	without having first paid the entry fee.
97	97	B. Any violation of the provisions of t his section may be
98	98	punishable by an administrative fine not exceeding:
99	99	1. Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for a firs t offense;
100	100	2. One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for a second offense ; and
101	101	3. Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for any third or
102	102	subsequent offense.
103	103	C. All monies collected pursuant to this section shall be
104	104	deposited in the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department
105	105	Revolving Fund.
106	106	SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 74 O.S. 2021, Section 2220, is
107	107	amended to read as follows:
108	108	Section 2220. A. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
109	109	Commission may prescribe and collect reasonable rates and f ees
110	110	pursuant to the provisions of this sec tion for the services,
111	111	facilities, and commodities rendered by a ll property of the
112	112	Commission.
113	113	1. The Commission may establish maximum rates for rooms at the
114	114	state lodges and cabins, for recreational activities, f or
115	115	recreational vehicles and camping sites, and for community
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142	142	facilities under control of the Commission. The method whereby the
143	143	rates are determined shall be pr omulgated pursuant to Article I of
144	144	the Administrative Procedures Act. At least twenty (20) da ys prior
145	145	to the adoption or approval of an y rate changes by the Commission,
146	146	the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department shall submit a copy
147	147	of the proposed rates, for informational purposes, to the Governor,
148	148	Speaker of the House of Representatives , and President Pro Tempore
149	149	of the Senate. Any change in the rates during the year when the
150	150	Legislature is not in session shall be report ed in writing to the
151	151	Governor, Speaker of the House of Representa tives, and President Pro
152	152	Tempore of the Senate within five (5) busi ness days of such
153	153	Commission action.
154	154	2. The Commission may establish maximum charges for all
155	155	activities at state-owned golf courses. The charges may vary among
156	156	the different golf courses according to the practices of the golf
157	157	industry. The method whereb y the maximum charge s are determined
158	158	shall be in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to Article I
159	159	of the Administrative Procedures Act. At least twenty (20) days
160	160	prior to the adoption or approval of any rate changes by the
161	161	Commission, the Departmen t shall submit a copy of s uch proposed
162	162	charges, for informational purposes, to the Governor, Speaker of the
163	163	House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
164	164	3. The Commission may establish entrance or day -use charges for
165	165	the state park system for nonresidents not to exceed Sixteen Dollars
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192	192	($16.00) per day. All monies collected from entrance or day-use
193	193	charges shall be used at the state parks where the charges were
194	194	collected. The Commission may establish an annual pass, or other
195	195	varied passes as appropriate to that park, for visitors ; provided,
196	196	the entrance fee, day-use charge, or annual pass or other passes
197	197	established in this paragraph shall not be charged to visitors of
198	198	the state park system that are residents of this state. Residency
199	199	may be established by presentation of a state driver license, a
200	200	state license for identification only, birth certificate , or any
201	201	other form of identifica tion authorized by the Commission . The
202	202	method whereby the maximum charges are determined, sold, and
203	203	collected shall be in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant to
204	204	Article I of the Administrati ve Procedures Act. At leas t twenty
205	205	(20) days prior to the adoption or approval of any rate changes by
206	206	the Commission, the Department shall submit a copy of suc h proposed
207	207	charges, for informational purposes, to the Governor, Speaker of the
208	208	House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate .
209	209	4. Fees shall be promulgated pursuant t o Article I of the
210	210	Administrative Procedures Act.
211	211	5. Fees may reflect the seasonal usage of the parks and
212	212	facilities and for promotional purposes and goals.
213	213	B. All fees, licenses, and other charges shall be posted in a
214	214	convenient place in each park. Ever y person using any of the
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241	241	facilities in a park shall be charged the same fees, licenses , and
242	242	every other charge except:
243	243	1. Residents of this state six ty-two (62) years of age and over
244	244	and their spouses shall not be charge d any admission fees for
245	245	entrance into any state-owned and -operated park. The Commission
246	246	may promulgate rules establishing different fees for residents and
247	247	nonresidents sixty-two (62) years of age and over. Identification
248	248	may be established by presentation of proof of age, residency, a
249	249	state driver license, a state license for identification only, birth
250	250	certificate, or any other form of identification author ized by the
251	251	Commission;
252	252	2. Individuals Nonresidents who have been certified as totally
253	253	disabled under state or federal law and their s pouses shall be
254	254	entitled to a fifty percent (50%) reduction of fees which apply to
255	255	recreational-use facilities;
256	256	3. Children’s Nonresident children’s groups, volunteer groups
257	257	as specified by the Commission, or governmental entities that
258	258	provide beneficial services at the facility for which the fee may be
259	259	reduced or waived; and
260	260	4. Special discount rates as authorized in this section may be
261	261	waived for individuals nonresidents who are members of a group being
262	262	provided a special group rate as allowed by law.
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289	289	C. The failure to collect such fees, licenses , and other
290	290	charges shall subject an employee of the Commission to a fine of
291	291	Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for each and every violation.
292	292	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 202 4.
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