BILLASPASSEDBYTHEHOUSE H.396 2025 Page1of2 H.396 IntroducedbyRepresentativesLoganofBurlington,AustinofColchester, BartholomewofHartland,ChapinofEastMontpelier,Laborof Morgan,MorrisofSpringfield,NorthofFerrisburgh,Pritchard ofPawlet,SatcowitzofRandolph,SheldonofMiddlebury,and TagliaviaofCorinth ReferredtoCommitteeon Date: Subject:Conservationanddevelopment;DepartmentofForests,Parksand Recreation;MollieBeattieDistinguishedServiceAward Statementofpurposeofbillasintroduced:Thisbillproposestocreatethe MollieBeattieDistinguishedServiceAwardincommemorationofthe centennialoftheVermontStateParksintheDepartmentofForests,Parksand Recreation. AnactrelatingtothecreationoftheMollieBeattieDistinguishedService Award ItisherebyenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyoftheStateofVermont: Sec.1.10V.S.A.§ 2614isaddedtoread: § 2614.MOLLIEBEATTIEDISTINGUISHEDSERVICEAWARD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 BILLASPASSEDBYTHEHOUSE H.396 2025 Page2of2 IncommemorationofthecentennialoftheVermontStateParksinthe DepartmentofForests,ParksandRecreationandinhonoroftheconservation andpubliclandaccessibilityvaluesofthelateformerCommissionerof Forests,ParksandRecreation,MollieBeattie,thereiscreatedtheMollie BeattieDistinguishedServiceAward.Annually,theCommissionerofForests, ParksandRecreationshallpresentthisawardtoeitheraStateemployee, retiree,orpartnerwhosecontributionshonorthelegacyofMollieBeattiein advancingtheconservation,accessibility,qualityofrecreationalexperience,or sustainabilityofVermont’spubliclands. Sec.2.EFFECTIVEDATE ThisactshalltakeeffectonJuly1,2025. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11