Amended in Assembly April 11, 2013

Amended in Assembly April 3, 2013

Amended in Assembly March 13, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 150

Introduced by Assembly Member Olsen

(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Bigelow, Chávez, Beth Gaines, Gorell, Grove, Harkey, Maienschein, Patterson, begin insert V. Manuel Pérez, Salas, end insert and Wagner)

(Coauthors: Senators Cannella, Fuller, Gaines, begin delete and end delete Huff begin insert , Nielsen, and Padilla end insert )

January 18, 2013

An act to add Section 5011.6 to the Public Resources Code, relating to state parks.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 150, as amended, Olsen. State parks: armed services: fee waiver.

Existing law requires certain veterans of a war in which the United States is or has been engaged, upon application and presentation to the Department of Parks and Recreation of certain proof, including proof of a disability or proof of being held captive as a prisoner of war, to be issued a pass entitling the bearer use of all facilities, including boat launching facilities, in units of the state park system.

This bill would require a veteran, as defined, or current active duty begin insert or reserve end insert military personnel for the United States Armed Forces begin insert or the National Guard of any state end insert , to be entitled to day use of any unit of the state park system on Memorial Day and Veterans Day if certain conditions are met, including that proper proof is supplied.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 5011.6 is added to the Public Resources
Code, to read:

5011.6.  

Notwithstanding Section 5011.5, a veteran, as defined
in Section 980 of the Military and Veterans Code begin delete , or current active
duty end delete begin insert , or an active duty or reserve end insert military personnel for the United
States Armed Forces begin delete , end delete begin insert or the National Guard of any state, end insert shall be
entitled to day use of any unit of the state park system on Memorial
Day and Veterans Day if begin delete both of the following conditions are met: end delete

begin delete (a) end delete begin delete   end delete begin delete The end delete begin insert the end insert veteran can provide proof begin insert of current military
identification, or proof end insert of begin delete honorable end delete discharge begin delete or general discharge end delete
under begin delete honorable end delete conditions begin insert other than dishonorable or bad
conduct end insert , or the active duty begin delete military personnel end delete begin insert or reserve military
personnel of the Armed Forces or the National Guard end insert can provide
current military identification.

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(b) The veteran or active duty military personnel resides in
California.

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