Florida Senate - 2010 SB 1290
By Senator Dean
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to state park fees; amending s.
3 258.016, F.S.; authorizing the Division of Recreation
4 and Parks of the Department of Environmental
5 Protection to waive or reduce certain state park fees
6 for state residents 62 years of age or older;
7 providing an effective date.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
10
11 Section 1. Section 258.016, Florida Statutes, is amended to
12 read:
13 258.016 Fee reductions Senior/disabled citizen camping
14 permit.—The Division of Recreation and Parks is authorized to:
15 (1) Waive the entrance fee to state parks on weekdays,
16 except for weekdays that are also state holidays. Such fees
17 shall be waived for state residents who are at least 62 years of
18 age or older and who possess a state driver’s license or state
19 identification card.
20 (2) Reduce the activity fees at state parks. Such fees
21 shall be reduced 50 percent for state residents who are at least
22 62 years of age or older and who possess a state driver’s
23 license or state identification card.
24 (3) Issue a senior/disabled resident citizen camping
25 permit. This permit shall be available free of charge to state
26 residents Florida citizens who are at least 65 years of age or
27 older or who possess Florida citizens possessing a current
28 social security disability award certificate or a 100 percent
29 disability award certificate from the Federal Government. The
30 permit allows shall allow the person named and one companion to
31 receive a 50 percent discount on current base campsite fees at
32 Florida state parks.
33 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.