Amendment ID: S2454-14

Amendment 14

Visitor Fees

Messrs. Ross and O'Connor move to amend the bill by inserting at the end thereof the following new sections:-

SECTION __. Chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 3G, the following section:-

Section 3H. Veterans, as defined by clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4, shall not be required to pay charges and fees, including day-use parking fees and recreation visitor fees, for entrance to public forest lands and public beaches under the control and care of the department of conservation and recreation.

SECTION __. Section 2D of chapter 132A, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “disabled veteran” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “veterans, as defined by clause Forty-third of section 7 of chapter 4”.