08 LC 21
9741
House
Bill 1187
By:
Representatives Kaiser of the
59th,
Glanton of the
76th,
Nix of the
69th,
Thomas of the
100th,
Freeman of the
140th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Part 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 provide that active and retired military personnel and
certain military veterans shall be entitled to free admission at any state park,
historic site, memorial, or recreation area; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
1 of Article 1of 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 adding new Code section to read as
follows:
"12-3-9.2.
Any
person in possession of official identification as an active duty or retired
member of the military services, including the regular or reserve components of
the United States armed forces, the United States Coast Guard, or the United
States National Guard; any disabled veteran certified by the commissioner of
veterans service as provided by subsection (b) of Code Section 12-3-9.1; and any
person in possession of a veterans driver´s license issued pursuant to Code
Section 40-5-36, shall be entitled to free admission to any state park, historic
site, memorial, or recreational area."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.