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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52<br /> – Parks&Rec, fee waiver, disabled vet

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 52

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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

Bill Text




                                                                       
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN 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 / Fiscal Impact



                       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