| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to state park entrance fees; creating s. |
| 3 | 258.0145, F.S.; providing discounts on annual passes for |
| 4 | members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces and |
| 5 | reserve forces and for surviving spouses of certain |
| 6 | veterans; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 258.0145, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 11 | to read: |
| 12 | 258.0145 Military state park fee discounts.-The Division |
| 13 | of Recreation and Parks shall provide the following discounts on |
| 14 | park fees to persons who present written documentation |
| 15 | satisfactory to the division which evidences their eligibility |
| 16 | for the discounts: |
| 17 | (1) Active duty members and honorably discharged veterans |
| 18 | of the United States Armed Forces, National Guard, or reserve |
| 19 | components thereof shall receive a 25 percent discount on annual |
| 20 | entrance passes. |
| 21 | (2) Honorably discharged veterans who have service- |
| 22 | connected disabilities shall receive lifetime family annual |
| 23 | entrance passes at no charge. |
| 24 | (3) Surviving spouses of deceased members of the United |
| 25 | States Armed Forces, National Guard, or reserve components |
| 26 | thereof who have fallen in combat shall receive lifetime family |
| 27 | annual entrance passes at no charge. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |