HF 42 (LSB 1221YH (1) 85)

HOUSE FILE 42

BY  HUNTER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to reduced fees for camping and other special privileges for certain older Iowans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 461A.47, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   461A.47  Camping.
   The commission is hereby authorized to fix fees for camping and other special privileges which shall be in such amounts as may be determined by the commission upon a basis of the cost of providing and reasonable value of such privileges.

If the commission fixes fees for camping and other special privileges, the commission shall reduce such fees for residents who are sixty years of age or older to at least one-half the amount of each fee fixed pursuant to this section.
EXPLANATION
   This bill amends Code section 461A.47 to provide that if the natural resource commission fixes fees for camping and other special privileges, such fees shall be reduced for residents who are 60 years of age or older to at least half that amount.