HF 37 (LSB 1408YH (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 37

BY  HUNTER

A BILL FOR

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

    Section 1.  Section 455A.14, subsection 2, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  a.  The fees established by the department pursuant to this section shall be in such amounts as may be determined by the department to be reasonably competitive with fees established in other public parks or recreation areas that provide the same or similar privileges and are located within sixty miles of the perimeter of the state park or recreation area for which the department is establishing fees. Such fees may be increased, reduced, or waived by the department for special promotional events or efforts or on the basis of special seasonal or holiday rates, on a statewide basis or on the basis of an individual state park or recreation area. 
   b.  If the department fixes fees for camping, use of rental facilities, or other special privileges, the department shall reduce such fees for residents who are sixty years of age or older by at least one-half the amount of each fee fixed pursuant to this section.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Current law authorizes the department of natural resources to establish fees for camping, using rental facilities, and other special privileges at state parks and recreation areas. This bill provides that if the department fixes fees for camping, using rental facilities, or other special privileges, such fees shall be reduced for residents who are 60 years of age or older by at least half that amount.