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2022 SESSION
22104259DPatrons-- Guzman, Helmer, Avoli, Ballard, Clark, Hope, Keam, Kory, Maldonado, Murphy, Plum, Rasoul, Shin, Simon, Simonds and Willett
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 10.1-202.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 10.1-202.2. Veteran's Passport and Disabled Veteran's Passport established; free entry into state parks and discounted services.
A. The Department shall establish a Veteran's Passport that entitles the bearer to enter state parks in the Commonwealth without the payment of a parking or admission fee. The passport shall be issued upon request to (i) a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States with a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or from the military branch from which the veteran most recently served, or (ii) a member of the Virginia National Guard with a letter or other documentation from the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. The Veteran's Passport shall be valid during the life of its holder.
B. The
Department shall establish a Disabled Veteran's Passport that entitles the
bearer to: (i) enter state parks in the
Commonwealth without the payment of a parking or admission fee and (ii) receive
a 50 percent discount on camping and swimming fees, picnic shelter rentals, and
other Department-provided equipment rentals. The passport shall be issued upon
request to a veteran of the armed forces Armed Forces of the United
States with a letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, or from the
military service that discharged the veteran, certifying that such veteran has
a service-connected disability rating of 100 percent. The passport shall be
valid for as long as the determination of the 100 percent service-connected disability
by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs remains in effect.