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HCR052.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
DISABLED VETERANS - Stating findings of the Legislature and requesting the
Idaho Parks and Recreation Board and the Idaho Department of Parks and
Recreation to establish a pilot program to provide for waiver of basic
campsite fees to any Idaho resident who is a disabled veteran.
02/29 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/03 Rpt prt - to Transp
03/05 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 69-0-1
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez,
Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bedke
Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
03/11 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/24 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/27 10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Darrington
Title apvd - to House
03/28 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31 Pres signed
04/01 To Secretary of State
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND REQUESTING THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD AND 3 THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER OF BASIC 4 CAMPSITE FEES FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, the state of Idaho is home to thousands of veterans who have 7 served our country honorably as members of the armed forces, and activated 8 members of the National Guard and Reserve component forces; and 9 WHEREAS, each day we learn more about the price our military members pay 10 to defend our freedom and protect our national security, including physical 11 illnesses and injuries sustained in the line of duty; and 12 WHEREAS, we express our profound gratitude for the sacrifices made by our 13 veterans including, but not limited to, those who suffer from physical ill- 14 nesses and injuries sustained while they were serving in the United States 15 armed forces and as activated members of the National Guard and Reserve compo- 16 nent forces; and 17 WHEREAS, we would like to help some disabled veterans be able to enjoy our 18 state park system as a way of saying "thank you." 19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 20 sion of the Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and 21 the Senate concurring therein, that the Idaho Park and Recreation Board and 22 the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation are encouraged to develop and 23 implement a pilot program to be effective January 1, 2009, that provides for a 24 waiver of basic campsite fees to any Idaho resident who is a disabled veteran 25 and whose service-related disability is rated at fifty to ninety percent per- 26 manent and total, for those veterans using the state parks. 27 BE IT RESOLVED that the Idaho Park and Recreation Board and the Idaho 28 Department of Parks and Recreation are requested to provide a report to the 29 next three annual sessions of the Legislature regarding the implementation, 30 fiscal impact, and performance of the three-year pilot discount program for 31 veterans and whether such program should be continued. The Legislature further 32 recognizes the importance of acknowledging the fiscal and operational impacts 33 of such a discount program to the state as a whole, and particularly the Idaho 34 Department of Parks and Recreation and the level of services they provide.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17991C1
The Idaho State Legislature recognizes the significant personal
commitments of Idaho's service men and woman and the sacrifices
made by those individuals for our state and country. In an effort
to acknowledge those commitments and sacrifices, the Idaho
Department of Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with the Idaho
State Legislature, will consider developing and initiating a three-
year, pilot fee discount program. Effective January 1st, 2009. The
pilot program will provide a waiver of campsite fees to any Idaho
resident who is a disabled veteran and whose service-related
disability is rated at fifty (50) to ninety (90) percent permanent
and total disability. A waiver of fees for those at one hundred
(100) percent disabled is already in force.
FISCAL NOTE
The Department of Parks and Recreation is projecting a maximum
usage of 3,000 nights booked (10 nights per veteran/year) @
$12.00/night = $36,000. Add to this the $4,380 already documented
as actual use in the 100% disabled category current program from
2007 results in a total fiscal impact estimated at $40,000.
Contact
Name: Representative George Eskridge
Phone: (208) 332-1270
Dean Sangrey, Department of Parks and Recreation
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 52