1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state parks; providing for reduced fees and issuance of special state 
1.3 	park permits to certain disabled persons;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.4 	sections 85.052, subdivision 3; 85.053, subdivision 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.052, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3.Fee for certain parking and campsite use. (a) An individual using spaces 
1.8 	in state parks under subdivision 1, clause (2), shall be charged daily rates determined and 
1.9 	set by the commissioner in a manner and amount consistent with the type of facility 
1.10 	provided for the accommodation of guests in a particular park and with similar facilities 
1.11 	offered for tourist camping and similar use in the area.
1.12 	(b) The fee for special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent 
1.13 	camping, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces is one-half of the fee set in 
1.14 	paragraph (a) on Sunday through Thursday of each week for a physically disabled person:
1.15 	(1) with a motor vehicle that has disability plates issued under section 168.021, 
1.16 	subdivision 1; or
1.17 	(2) who possesses a certificate issued under section 169.345, or who otherwise 
1.18 	qualifies for a special state park permit under section 85.053, subdivision 7.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.053, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.20 		Subd. 7.Disabled persons. (a) The commissioner shall prescribe and issue special 
1.21 	state park permits for:
1.22 	(1) a physically disabled person with a motor vehicle (i) that has disability plates 
1.23 	issued under section 168.021, subdivision 1, or (ii) who has a permanent disability 
2.1 	certificate issued under section 169.345 and who can demonstrate proof of ownership of 
2.2 	the vehicle for which the state park permit is being purchased or proof of a leasehold 
2.3 	interest in the vehicle for a term at least as long as the term of the permit; and
2.4 	(2) a physically or developmentally disabled person who: (i) does not own or operate 
2.5 	a motor vehicle; (ii) possesses a statement certified under section 169.345, subdivision 
2.6 	2a, is developmentally disabled and furnishes satisfactory evidence of the disability, is a 
2.7 	recipient of Social Security aid to the disabled under United States Code, title 42, section 
2.8 	416, paragraph (i)(l) or section 423 (d), is a recipient of workers' compensation based on a 
2.9 	finding of total and permanent disability, or is a recipient of supplemental security income 
2.10 	for the disabled; and (iii) applies to the commissioner in writing.
2.11 	(b) Except for vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), clause (2), the permit or the 
2.12 	decal issued under this subdivision is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and 
2.13 	occupied by the person to whom the permit is issued.