SB 223 — Require ODNR discount program for veterans, service members

(vi) A veteran health identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs.

(C) The chief, with the approval of the director of natural resources, may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code that establish all of the following:

(1) Requirements governing the administration of state parks;

(2) Requirements considered necessary by the chief to supplement the identification, operation, titling, use, registration, and numbering of watercraft or vessels as provided in Chapters 1547.

and 1548.

of the Revised Code;

(3) Requirements governing the navigation of vessels on waters in this state, including rules regarding steering and sailing, the conduct of vessels in sight of one another or in restricted visibility, lights and shapes of lights used on vessels, and sound and light signals.

As the chief considers necessary, the chief shall ensure that those rules are consistent with and equivalent to the regulations and interpretive rulings governing inland waters adopted or issued under the "Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980," 94 Stat.

3415, 33 U.S.C.

151, 1604, 1605, 1608, 2001 to 2008, and to 2073.

(4) Requirements and procedures governing vessel safety inspection checkpoints, including procedures that comply with statutory and constitutional provisions governing searches and seizures by law enforcement officers;

(5) Fees and charges for all of the following:

Am.

223 Page136th 3G.A. As Passed by the Senate (11) Governing natural resources officers in all parks and 46 bodies of water and lands adjacent to those bodies under the 47 supervision and control of the division as are necessary to the 48 proper management of such parks and bodies of water.

49(a) (B)(B)(1)Boating Theskill chiefdevelopment shallclasses adoptand rulesother ineducational accordanceclasses; with 50 Chapter 119.

of(b) theLaw Revisedenforcement Codeservices establishingprovided aat discountspecial programevents 51when forthe allservices persons who are issuedin aaddition goldento buckeyenormal cardenforcement underduties; 52 section 173.06 of the Revised Code.

The(c) discountInspections programof shallvessels 53or providemotors aconducted discountunder forChapter all1547. park services and rentals, but shall 54 not provide a discount for the purchase of merchandise.

55or (2) The chief also shall adopt rules in accordance with 56 Chapter 119.1548.

of the Revised CodeCode. establishing a discount program 57 for all veterans and service members who present, in a manner 58 determined by the chief, a valid form of documentation.

(D) The 59chief discount program shall providenot aadopt twenty-fiverules perunder centthis discountsection 60establishing forfees allor parkcharges servicesfor andparking rentalsa butmotor shallvehicle notin provide a 61state discountpark or for theadmission purchaseto ofa merchandise.state park.

62SECTION (3)2. As used in division (B)(2) of this section:

63That (a)existing "Veteran" and "service member" have the same meanings 64 as in section 5903.011546.04 of the Revised Code.Code is hereby repealed.

65Am. (b) "Valid form of documentation" means any of the 66 following:

67 (i) An Ohio veterans identification card issued under 68 section 317.241 of the Revised Code;

69 (ii) A United States department of defense authorized 70 common access card;

71 (iii) A United States department of defense uniformed 72 services identification and privilege card DD form 1173;

73 Am.

223 Page136th 4G.A. As Passed by the Senate (iv) A United States department of defense issued next 74 generation USID card;

75Speaker (v)___________________ A military annual pass or military lifetime pass 76 version of the nationalHouse parksof andRepresentatives. federal recreational lands 77 pass;

78President (vi)___________________ Aof veteran health identification card issued by the 79Senate. United States department of veterans affairs.

80Passed (C)________________________, The20____ chief,Approved with________________________, the20____ approvalGovernor. of the director of 81 natural resources, may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 82 119.

ofAm. the Revised Code that establish all of the following:

83 (1) Requirements governing the administration of state 84 parks;

85 (2) Requirements considered necessary by the chief to 86 supplement the identification, operation, titling, use, 87 registration, and numbering of watercraft or vessels as provided 88 in Chapters 1547.

and 1548.

of the Revised Code;

89 (3) Requirements governing the navigation of vessels on 90 waters in this state, including rules regarding steering and 91 sailing, the conduct of vessels in sight of one another or in 92 restricted visibility, lights and shapes of lights used on 93 vessels, and sound and light signals.

As the chief considers 94 necessary, the chief shall ensure that those rules are 95 consistent with and equivalent to the regulations and 96 interpretive rulings governing inland waters adopted or issued 97 under the "Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980," 94 Stat.

98 3415, 33 U.S.C.

151, 1604, 1605, 1608, 2001 to 2008, and 2071 to 99 2073.

100 (4) Requirements and procedures governing vessel safety 101 inspection checkpoints, including procedures that comply with 102 Am.

223 Page136th 5G.A. As Passed by the Senate statutory and constitutional provisions governing searches and 103 seizures by law enforcement officers;

104The (5)section Feesnumbering of law of a general and chargespermanent fornature allis ofcomplete and in conformity with the following:Revised Code.

105Director, (a)Legislative BoatingService skillCommission. development classes and other 106 educational classes;

107Filed (b)in Lawthe enforcementoffice servicesof providedthe atSecretary specialof eventsState 108at whenColumbus, theOhio, serviceson arethe in____ additionday toof normal___________,A. enforcement duties;

109D. (c) Inspections of vessels or motors conducted under 110 Chapter 1547.

or20____. Chapter 1548.

Secretary of theState. Revised Code.

111File (D)No. The chief shall not adopt rules under this section 112 establishing fees or charges for parking a motor vehicle in a 113 state park or for admission to a state park.

114_________ SectionEffective 2.Date ___________________

That existing section 1546.04 of the Revised 115 Code is hereby repealed.

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