Section 16-2-7.1 - Free state park passes to disabled veterans.

NM Stat § 16-2-7.1 (2019) (N/A)
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A. The state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department shall provide to a fifty percent or more disabled veteran residing in the state:

(1) one day-use pass for unlimited entry into state parks or recreation areas operated by the division; and

(2) one three-day camping pass per year for the use of camping areas operated by the division, whether for consecutive or nonconsecutive days.

B. Proof of disability satisfactory to the division is required to obtain the free passes.

History: Laws 1999, ch. 174, § 2; 2007, ch. 13, § 1.

The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, changed the former provision in Subsection A that provided for a one-day use pass for entry into a state park for a one-hundred percent disabled veteran to provide for passes to a fifty percent or more disabled veteran; added Paragraph (1) of Subsection A to provide for a one-day use pass; and added Paragraph (2) of Subsection A to provide for a three-day camping pass.