Bill Text: TX SB465 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for certain disabled veterans.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-09 - Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security [SB465 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SB465-Introduced.html

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87R3135 BEE-F
By: Paxton S.B. No. 465

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for certain disabled
veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 13.018(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The following people may apply to the department for a
state parklands passport:
(1) a resident of this state who is 65 years old or
over who has resided in the state for six consecutive months
preceding the date of application for a parklands passport, a
member of the United States armed forces on active duty who is 65
years old or over, or any other individual in a category that the
commission by rule designates as a resident of this state who is 65
years old or over;
(2) a veteran of the armed services of the United
States who, as a result of military service:
(A) [,] has a service-connected disability, as
defined by the Veterans' Administration; [, consisting of the loss
of the use of a lower extremity or of a 60 percent disability
rating] and
(B) [who] is receiving compensation from the
United States because of the disability; and
(3) an individual who has a physical or mental
impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life
activities of the individual.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.