06 LC 21
8609
Senate
Bill 392
By:
Senators Douglas of the 17th, Grant of the 25th, Schaefer of the 50th, Staton of
the 18th, Williams of the 19th and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to parks, historic areas,
memorials, and recreation, so as to define certain terms; to provide for a
waiver of fees for certain spouses and children of certain deceased military
persons; to provide for conditions; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to general provisions relative to parks, historic areas, memorials, and
recreation, is amended by inserting immediately after Code Section 12-3-9.1 a
new Code section to read as follows:
∀12-3-9.2.
(a)
As used in this Code section, the term:
(1)
'Fee' means the charge or fee established by the Board of Natural Resources for
the use or occupancy of any state park, historic site, or recreational area and
specifically includes, but is not limited to, entrance or admittance fees,
rental fees for cabins or other overnight lodgings, rental fees for campsites,
and fees for the use of golf courses or other recreational
facilities.
(2)
'Qualified dependent' means a surviving unmarried spouse or child under the age
of 21 of any person killed after September 11, 2001, while on ordered federal
duty while in a status which qualified him or her to hazardous duty
pay.
(b)
Any qualified dependent may apply to the commissioner of veterans service for
certification as a qualified dependent as defined by paragraph (2) of subsection
(a) of this Code section. The commissioner of veterans service is authorized
and directed to certify such applicants as qualified dependants and to issue to
such applicants such proof of certification as the commissioner finds
appropriate. The commissioner of veterans service may by rule or regulation
require such documentation as may be necessary to certify qualified dependents
as provided in this subsection.
(c)
Any qualified dependant who is certified as such by the commissioner of veterans
service as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section shall be granted a
waiver of the fee otherwise applicable at any state park, historic site, or
recreational area operated by or pursuant to the authority of the Department of
Natural Resources or any division or other agency of said
department.
(d)
The fee waiver provided for in subsection (c) of this Code section shall not
apply to:
(1)
Rental fees for cabins, campsites, or other overnight accommodations for the
qualified dependent and members of the qualified
dependent́s
immediate family who occupy the overnight accommodations with the qualified
dependent; and
(2)
Rental or use fees for any group facilities or
accommodations.∀
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.