PRINTER'S NO. 4484
No. 2922 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY HABAY, BARRAR, GEORGE, HARHART, HENNESSEY,
LAUGHLIN, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, ROBERTS AND YOUNGBLOOD,
OCTOBER 16, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 16, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for admissions tax
3 exemption, for State park fee exemption and for municipal
4 parking meter fee exemption.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 51 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
9 CHAPTER 95
10 MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS
11 Sec.
12 9501. Admissions tax exemption.
13 9502. State park fee exemption for disabled veterans.
14 9503. Municipal parking meter fee exemption.
15 § 9501. Admissions tax exemption.
16 No veteran shall be required to pay a tax for the benefit of
17 admission to athletic contests in which a junior American Legion
18 athletic team participates unless the proceeds inure to
1 individual players in the form of salary or otherwise.
2 § 9502. State park fee exemption for disabled veterans.
3 (a) General rule.--Any resident of this Commonwealth who is
4 a permanently and totally disabled veteran may enter any State
5 park without charge upon presentation of supporting disability
6 documentation or a Commonwealth Parks Pass that may be obtained
7 without charge from the Department of Conservation and Natural
8 Resources for any eligible veteran. All fees for services within
9 a State park shall apply to veterans.
10 (b) Departmental duty.--The Department of Conservation and
11 Natural Resources shall develop an application and Commonwealth
12 Parks Pass to carry out the provisions of this section.
13 § 9503. Municipal parking meter fee exemption.
14 Any resident of this Commonwealth who owns and operates a
15 vehicle bearing a registration plate issued under 75 Pa.C.S. §
16 1342 (relating to veteran plates and placard), 1345 (relating to
17 special plates for recipients of the Medal of Honor) or 1346
18 (relating to special plates for recipients of Purple Heart)
19 shall be exempt from the payment of any parking fee lawfully
20 imposed by a municipality.
21 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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