1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; authorizing free entrance to state parks for totally 
1.3 	and permanently disabled veterans;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	85.053, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.053, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 10.Free entrance; permanently and totally disabled veterans. The 
1.9 	commissioner shall allow free entrance to state parks and state recreation areas for any 
1.10 	veteran with a total and permanent service-connected disability who presents each year 
1.11 	a copy of their determination letter to a park attendant or commissioner's designee 
1.12 	for an annual park permit. For the purposes of this section, "veteran with a total and 
1.13 	permanent service-connected disability" means a resident who has a total and permanent 
1.14 	service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration 
1.15 	or by the retirement board of one of the several branches of the armed forces.