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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a waiver of certain state park fees for United States |
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veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.018(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The following people may apply to the department for a |
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state parklands passport: |
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(1) a resident of this state who is 65 years old or |
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over who has resided in the state for six consecutive months |
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preceding the date of application for a parklands passport, a |
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member of the United States armed forces on active duty who is 65 |
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years old or over, or any other individual in a category that the |
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commission by rule designates as a resident of this state who is 65 |
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years old or over; |
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(2) a veteran of the armed services of the United |
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States, the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National |
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Guard, or the Texas State Guard [who, as a result of military
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service, has a service-connected disability, as defined by the
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Veterans' Administration, consisting of the loss of the use of a
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lower extremity or of a 60 percent disability rating and who is
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receiving compensation from the United States because of the
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disability]; and |
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(3) an individual who has a physical or mental |
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impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life |
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activities of the individual. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |