Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 378
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
02/20/2014 .
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Domestic Security (Bullard) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Section 125.028, Florida Statutes, is created to
7 read:
8 125.028 Military, law enforcement, and firefighter county
9 park fee discounts.—
10 (1) A county park or recreation department shall provide a
11 partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the
12 following individuals who present written documentation
13 satisfactory to the county department which evidences
14 eligibility for the discount:
15 (a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces or
16 its reserve components, or the National Guard.
17 (b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
18 Armed Forces or its reserve components, or the National Guard.
19 (c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
20 Armed Forces or its reserve components, or the National Guard,
21 who has a service-connected disability as determined by the
22 United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
23 (d) A surviving spouse or parent of a deceased member of
24 the United States Armed Forces or its reserve components, or the
25 National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat
26 related conditions.
27 (e) A surviving spouse or parent of a law enforcement
28 officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), or a firefighter, as
29 defined in s. 633.102, who died in the line of 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 166.0447, Florida Statutes, is created
38 to read:
39 166.0447 Military, law enforcement, and firefighter
40 municipal park fee discounts.—
41 (1) A municipal park or recreation department shall provide
42 a partial or a full discount on park entrance fees to the
43 following individuals who present written documentation
44 satisfactory to the municipal department which evidences
45 eligibility for the discount:
46 (a) A current member of the United States Armed Forces or
47 its reserve components, or the National Guard.
48 (b) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
49 Armed Forces or its reserve components, or the National Guard.
50 (c) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States
51 Armed Forces or its reserve components, or the National Guard,
52 who has a service-connected disability as determined by the
53 United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
54 (d) A surviving spouse or parent of a deceased member of
55 the United States Armed Forces or its reserve components, or the
56 National Guard, who died in the line of duty under combat
57 related conditions.
58 (e) A surviving spouse or parent of a law enforcement
59 officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), or a firefighter, as
60 defined in s. 633.102, who died in the line of duty.
61 (2) As used in this section, the term “park entrance fee”
62 means a fee charged to access lands managed by a municipal park
63 or recreation department. The term does not include expanded
64 amenity fees for amenities such as, campgrounds, aquatic
65 facilities, stadiums or arenas, facility rentals, special
66 events, boat launching, golf, zoos, museums, gardens, or
67 programs taking place within public lands.
68 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.
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71 And the title is amended as follows:
72 Delete everything before the enacting clause
73 and insert:
74 A bill to be entitled
75 An act relating to county and municipal parks;
76 creating ss. 125.028 and 166.0447, F.S.; requiring
77 counties and municipalities to provide partial or full
78 discounts on park entrance fees to military members,
79 veterans, and the spouses and parents of certain
80 deceased military members, law enforcement officers,
81 and firefighters; requiring that individuals seeking
82 the discount present written documentation
83 satisfactory to the county or municipality which
84 evidences eligibility; defining the term “park
85 entrance fee” and providing certain exclusions;
86 providing an effective date.