H 265 STATE PARK FEE INCREASE FOR UPKEEP

Rep Tara Jaramillo

Actions: [3] HGEIC/HAFC-HGEIC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

  House Bill 265 (HB 265) requires a one dollar ($1.00) increase to the cost of a day-use permit per vehicle for each state park, which shall be distributed to municipalities adjacent to state parks for the repair, replacement and construction of critical infrastructure that provides access to the state park. It creates the State-Park-Adjacent Municipality Fund and makes an appropriation 
 

 House Bill 265 (HB 265) increases the cost of a day-use permit by implementing a critical infrastructure fee of one dollar ($1.00) per vehicle for each state park. This fee will be credited to the newly created State-Park-Adjacent Municipality Fund that the Local Government Division (LGD) of the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) will administer. The fund’s purpose is to distribute this fee to municipalities adjacent to state parks for the repair, replacement and construction of critical infrastructure that provides access to the state park.  The amount distributed is proportional to the fees collected from the state park adjacent to the municipality. HB 265 defines adjacent municipality.