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2023 SESSION
HB 2453 All-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks; DCR shall establish a two-year pilot program.
Introduced by: Kathy K.L. Tran | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Conservation and Recreation; two-year pilot program; all-terrain power wheelchairs in state parks. Provides that the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall establish a two-year pilot program beginning October 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2025, to enhance accessibility for individuals with limited mobility in Virginia's state parks by providing all-terrain power wheelchairs that may be used by such persons during their visits. The bill permits the Department to choose the locations for the pilot program and enter into a contract for the purchase of all-terrain power wheelchairs to be used in the pilot program. The bill allows the Department to adopt regulations to administer the pilot program and requires the Department to submit a report on the outcomes of the pilot program to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources by November 1, 2025.
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HISTORY
- 01/20/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23104518D
- 01/20/23 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/24/23 House: Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
- 01/25/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/23 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/01/23 House: Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/01/23 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/23 House: Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)