1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; eliminating the residency requirement for a complimentary 
1.3 	state park pass for a veteran with total and permanent service-connected 
1.4 	disability;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.053, subdivision 10.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.053, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 10.Free entrance; totally and permanently disabled veterans. The 
1.8 	commissioner shall issue an annual park permit for no charge for to any veteran with a 
1.9 	total and permanent service-connected disability, as determined by the United States 
1.10 	Department of Veterans Affairs, who presents each year a copy of their determination 
1.11 	letter to a park attendant or commissioner's designee. For the purposes of this section, 
1.12 	"veteran"with a total and permanent service-connected disability" means a resident who 
1.13 	has a total and permanent service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States 
1.14 	Veterans Administration or by the retirement board of one of the several branches of the 
1.15 	armed forces has the meaning given in section 197.447.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2009, for state park permits 
1.17 	issued on or after that date.