1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; expanding eligibility of disabled veterans for a free annual 
1.3 	state park permit;amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 
1.4 	85.053, subdivision 10.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 85.053, subdivision 10, 
1.7 	is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 10.Free entrance; totally and permanently disabled veterans. The 
1.9 	commissioner shall issue an annual park permit for no charge to any veteran with a total 
1.10 	and permanent service-connected disability, and to any resident veteran with any level of 
1.11 	service-connected disability, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans 
1.12 	Affairs, who presents each year a copy of their the veteran's determination letter to a 
1.13 	park attendant or commissioner's designee. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" 
1.14 	has the meaning given in section 197.447.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.