CHAPTER 227
HB 1179-FN - FINAL VERSION
1Feb2024... 0192h
13Jun2024... 2323EBA
2024 SESSION
24-2153
12/08
HOUSE BILL 1179-FN
AN ACT relative to state park system fees for retired members of the armed forces.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horgan, Straf. 1; Rep. McGough, Hills. 12; Rep. Pauer, Hills. 36; Rep. Calabro, Hills. 45; Rep. J. Harvey-Bolia, Belk. 3; Rep. Creighton, Hills. 30; Rep. Porcelli, Rock. 19
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill amends state park fees for retired members of the armed forces.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
1Feb2024... 0192h
13Jun2024... 2323EBA 24-2153
12/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to state park system fees for retired members of the armed forces.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
227:1 Fees for Park System. Amend RSA 216-A:3-g, V to read as follows:
V.(a) Upon presentation of military identification, any active member of the armed forces who meets the minimum requirements for satisfactory membership, or any retired member of the armed forces, or any spouse or unmarried surviving spouse of a retired member of the armed forces as defined in federal regulations, shall not be charged a fee for admission to day-use areas of the state park system provided that retired members of the armed forces and spouses or unmarried surviving spouses of retired members of the armed forces provide proof of New Hampshire residency. In this section, "armed forces" means armed forces as defined in RSA 21:50, II and includes active, retired, and reserve members of the New Hampshire national guard.
[(b) Any New Hampshire national guard member who retired in pay grade E6 or below shall not be charged a fee for day-use admission to the state park system.]
[(c)] (b) Any fees for the use of enterprise activities as described in paragraph II of this section shall be charged.
227:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: July 19, 2024
Effective Date: September 17, 2024