BILL NUMBER: AB 150	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 11, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 3, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 13, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olsen
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Bigelow, Chávez, Beth
Gaines, Gorell, Grove, Harkey, Maienschein, Patterson,  V. Manuel
Pérez,   Salas,  and Wagner)
   (Coauthors: Senators Cannella, Fuller, Gaines,  and Huff
  Huff,   Nielsen,   and Padilla 
)

                        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  or reserve  military personnel for the United States
Armed Forces  or the National Guard of any state  , 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  , or current
active duty   , or an active duty or reserve 
military personnel for the United States Armed Forces ,
  or the National Guard of any state,  shall be
entitled to day use of any unit of the state park system on Memorial
Day and Veterans Day if  both of the following conditions are
met: 
    (a)     The 
 the  veteran can provide proof  of current military
identification, or proof  of  honorable
discharge  or general discharge  under 
honorable  conditions  other than dishonorable or bad
conduct  , or the active duty  military personnel
  or reserve military personnel of the Armed Forces or
the National Guard  can provide current military identification.

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