Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	By: Leach, Pacheco H.B. No. 1341
	1	+	87R3788 BEE-D
	2	+	By: Leach H.B. No. 1341
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4	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	6		AN ACT
6	7		relating to waivers for entrance fees to state parks for resident
7	8		first responders, military service members, and veterans.
8	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	10		SECTION 1. Section 13.015, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
10		-	amended by amending Subsection (a-2) and adding ~~Subsections~~ (a-3)
11		-	~~and (a-4) to~~ read as follows:
	11	+	amended by amending Subsection (a-2) and adding Subsection (a-3) to
	12	+	read as follows:
12	13		(a-2) The department shall waive the park entrance fee for a
13	14		resident of this state who is a first responder. In this
14	15		subsection, "first responder" means a person who is:
15	16		(1) a firefighter certified by the Texas Commission on
16	17		Fire Protection or by the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals'
17	18		Association of Texas;
18	19		(2) an individual certified as emergency medical
19	20		services personnel by the Department of State Health Services;
20	21		(3) a municipal police officer;
21	22		(4) a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or reserve deputy
22	23		sheriff; or
23	24		(5) a constable, deputy constable, or reserve deputy
24	25		constable.
25		-	(a-3) The department shall waive the park entrance fee for
26		-	an active duty member or veteran of the armed services of the United
27		-	States, the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National
28		-	Guard, or the Texas State Guard.
29		-	(a-4) The department may promote visits and enhance revenue
	26	+	(a-3) The department may promote visits and enhance revenue
30	27		at parks, including amounts necessary for salaries, advertising,
31	28		consumable supplies and materials, promotional products, fees, and
32	29		related expenses.
33	30		SECTION 2. Section 13.018(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
34	31		amended to read as follows:
35	32		(a) The following people may apply to the department for a
36	33		state parklands passport:
37	34		(1) a resident of this state who is 65 years old or
38	35		over who has resided in the state for six consecutive months
39	36		preceding the date of application for a parklands passport[, a
40	37		member of the United States armed forces on active duty who is 65
41	38		years old or over,] or any other individual in a category that the
42	39		commission by rule designates as a resident of this state who is 65
43		-	years old or over; and
44		-	(2) [a veteran of the armed services of the United
45		-	States who, as a result of military service, has a
46		-	service-connected disability, as defined by the Veterans'
47		-	Administration, consisting of the loss of the use of a lower
48		-	extremity or of a 60 percent disability rating and who is receiving
49		-	compensation from the United States because of the disability; and
50		-	[(3)] an individual who has a physical or mental
	40	+	years old or over;
	41	+	(2) an active duty member or [a] veteran of the armed
	42	+	services of the United States, the Texas Army National Guard, the
	43	+	Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard [who, as a result
	44	+	of military service, has a service-connected disability, as defined
	45	+	by the Veterans' Administration, consisting of the loss of the use
	46	+	of a lower extremity or of a 60 percent disability rating and who is
	47	+	receiving compensation from the United States because of the
	48	+	disability]; and
	49	+	(3) an individual who has a physical or mental
51	50		impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life
52	51		activities of the individual.
53	52		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.