Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-119
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2015-01-08
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Parks, recreation areas, trails

User charges and fees

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-496.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass to be made available at no charge to, and for the lifetime of, any veteran with a service-connected disability. (The Pass is currently made available at no charge to, and for the lifetime of, any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled.)</p> <p>Requires the entrance fees charged those who do not have a free National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass to be adjusted to maintain total receipts.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 119 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 8, 2015 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected disability.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Veterans Recreation Act of 2015 . 2. National recreational passes for disabled veterans Section 805(b) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Disability discount The Secretary shall make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to the following: (A) Any United States citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled for purposes of section 7(20)(B)(i) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 705(20)(B)(i) ), if the citizen or person provides adequate proof of the disability and such citizenship or residency. (B) Any veteran with a service-connected disability, as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Adjustment of entrance fees The Secretary shall adjust entrance fees applicable to individuals that are not holders of a pass made available under paragraph (2)(B) in a manner so as to maintain total receipts. .