Virginia SB 545: Motor vehicles; registration fees, state park access fee.

Bill Text

2022SESSION
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1 SENATEBILLNO.545
2 OfferedJanuary12,2022
3 PrefiledJanuary12,2022
4 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-200.3, 10.1-202, 46.2-686, and 46.2-694, as it is currently
5 effective and as it may become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to registration fees for
6 motor vehicles; state park access fee.
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Patron––Marsden
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9 ReferredtoCommitteeonAgriculture,ConservationandNaturalResources
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11 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
12 1. That §§ 10.1-200.3, 10.1-202, 46.2-686, and 46.2-694, as it is currently effective and as it may
13 become effective, of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
14 §10.1-200.3. Admittance and parking in state parks; prohibitions; civil penalty.
15 A. No person shall make use of, gain admittance to, or attempt to use or gain admittance to the
16 facilities in any state park for the use of which a charge is assessed by the Department, unless the
17 person pays the charge or price established by the Department or shows proof of payment of the state
18 park access fee pursuant subdivision A 14 of §46.2-694.
19 B. No owner or driver shall cause or permit a vehicle to stand:
20 1. Anywhere in a state park outside of designated parking spaces, except for a reasonable time in
21 order to receive or discharge passengers; or
22 2. In any space in a state park designated for use by the handicapped unless the vehicle displays a
23 license plate or decal issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, or a similar
24 identification issued by a similar authority of another state or the District of Columbia, which authorizes
25 parking in a handicap space.
26 C. Any person violating any provision of this section may, in lieu of any criminal penalty, be
27 assessed a civil penalty of twenty-five dollars $25 by the Department. Civil penalties assessed under this
28 section shall be paid into the Conservation Resources Fund.
29 §10.1-202. Gifts, funds, and fees designated for state parks; establishment of funds.
30 A. The State Park Conservation Resources Fund shall consist of all state park fees, including the
31 access fee collected pursuant to subdivision A 14 of § 46.2-694, fees from concessions, civil penalties
32 assessed pursuant to § 10.1-200.2 and under § 10.1-200.3, all revenues associated with forest product
33 sales on state parks pursuant to § 10.1-113, and all funds accruing from, on account of, or to the use or
34 management of state parks acquired or held by the Department. This special fund shall be noninterest
35 bearing. The fund shall be under the direction and control of the Director and may be expended for the
36 conservation, development, maintenance, and operations of state parks acquired or held by the
37 Department. Unexpended portions of the fund shall not revert to the state treasury at the close of any
38 fiscal year unless specified by an act of the General Assembly.
39 B. The State Park Acquisition and Development Fund shall consist of the proceeds from the sale of
40 surplus property. This special fund shall be noninterest bearing. The fund shall be under the direction
41 and control of the Director and shall be used exclusively for the acquisition and development of state
42 parks. Unexpended portions of the fund shall not revert to the state treasury at the close of any fiscal
43 year unless specified by an act of the General Assembly.
44 C. The State Park Projects Fund shall consist of all income, including grants from any source, gifts
45 and bequests of money, securities and other property, and gifts and devises of real property or interests
46 therein given or bequeathed to the Department for the conservation, development, maintenance, or
47 operations of state parks. This special fund shall be interest bearing and any income earned from these
48 gifts, bequests, securities or other property shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. This fund shall
49 be under the control of the Director and may be expended with advice from the Board for the
50 conservation, development, maintenance, or operations of state parks. Unexpended portions of the fund
51 shall not revert to the state treasury at the close of any fiscal year unless specified by an act of the
52 General Assembly.
53 D. The Director is authorized to receive and to sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of or invest as
54 he deems proper the moneys, securities, or other real or personal property or any interest therein given
55 or bequeathed to the Department for any of the funds established under this section, unless such action
56 is restricted by the terms of a gift or bequest. The Director may enter into contracts and agreements, as
57 approved by the Attorney General, to accomplish the purposes of these funds. The Director may do any
58 and all lawful acts necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes for which the above funds were
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