Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1430
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/09/2015 .
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The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Abruzzo) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 125.029, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 125.029 County park entrance fee discounts.—
8 (1) A county park or recreation department shall provide a
9 partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the
10 following individuals who present information satisfactory to
11 the county department which evidences eligibility for the
12 discount:
13 (a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces,
14 their reserve components, or the National Guard.
15 (b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
16 Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
17 (c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
18 Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard,
19 who has a service-connected disability as determined by the
20 United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
21 (d) A surviving spouse and parents of a deceased member of
22 the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the
23 National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat
24 related conditions.
25 (e) A surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement
26 officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter, as defined
27 in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic
28 employed by state or local government, who died in the line of
29 duty.
30 (2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee”
31 means a fee charged to access lands managed by a county park or
32 recreation department. The term does not include expanded
33 amenity fees for amenities, such as campgrounds, aquatic
34 facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special
35 events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or
36 programs taking place within public lands.
37 Section 2. Section 163.58, Florida Statutes, is created to
38 read:
39 163.58 Transportation fare discounts.—An authority as
40 defined in this chapter, chapter 343, or chapter 349 shall
41 provide a partial or a full discount on fares for the use of a
42 fixed-route transportation system operated by the authority to a
43 disabled veteran as described in s. 295.07(1)(a) who presents
44 information satisfactory to the authority which evidences
45 eligibility for the discount.
46 Section 3. Section 166.0447, Florida Statutes, is created
47 to read:
48 166.0447 Municipal park entrance fee discounts.—
49 (1) A municipal park or recreation department shall provide
50 a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the
51 following individuals who present information satisfactory to
52 the municipal department which evidences eligibility for the
53 discount:
54 (a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces,
55 their reserve components, or the National Guard.
56 (b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
57 Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard.
58 (c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
59 Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the National Guard,
60 who has a service-connected disability as determined by the
61 United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
62 (d) A surviving spouse and parents of a deceased member of
63 the United States Armed Forces, their reserve components, or the
64 National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat
65 related conditions.
66 (e) A surviving spouse and parents of a law enforcement
67 officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), a firefighter, as defined
68 in s. 633.102, or an emergency medical technician or paramedic
69 employed by state or local government, who died in the line of
70 duty.
71 (2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee”
72 means a fee charged to access lands managed by a municipal park
73 or recreation department. The term does not include expanded
74 amenity fees for amenities, such as campgrounds, aquatic
75 facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special
76 events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or
77 programs taking place within public lands.
78 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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80 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
81 And the title is amended as follows:
82 Delete everything before the enacting clause
83 and insert:
84 A bill to be entitled
85 An act relating to discounts on public park entrance
86 fees and transportation fares; creating s. 125.029,
87 F.S.; requiring counties to provide a partial or a
88 full discount on park entrance fees to military
89 members, veterans, and the spouse and parents of
90 certain deceased military members, law enforcement
91 officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians,
92 and paramedics; requiring that individuals seeking the
93 discount present information satisfactory to the
94 county department which evidences eligibility;
95 defining the term “park entrance fee”; providing
96 certain exclusions; creating s. 163.58, F.S.;
97 requiring certain regional transportation authorities
98 to provide a partial or a full discount on fares for
99 certain disabled veterans; creating s. 166.0447, F.S.;
100 requiring municipalities to provide a partial or a
101 full discount on park entrance fees to military
102 members, veterans, and the spouse and parents of
103 certain deceased military members, law enforcement
104 officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians,
105 and paramedics; requiring that individuals seeking the
106 discount present information satisfactory to the
107 municipal department which evidences eligibility;
108 defining the term “park entrance fee”; providing
109 certain exclusions; providing an effective date.