1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; ensuring access to discounted state park permits for 
1.3 	those with permanent disabilities;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
1.4 	85.053, subdivision 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.053, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Disabled persons. (a) The commissioner shall prescribe and issue special state 
1.8 	park permits for:
1.9 	(1) a physically disabled person with a motor vehicle (i) that has disability plates issued 
1.10 	under section 168.021, subdivision 1, or (ii) who has a permanent disability certificate issued 
1.11 	under section 169.345 and who can demonstrate proof of ownership of the vehicle for which 
1.12 	the state park permit is being purchased or proof of a leasehold interest in the vehicle for a 
1.13 	term at least as long as the term of the permit;
1.14 	(2) a physically disabled person who: (i) does not own or operate a motor vehicle; (ii) 
1.15 	possesses a statement certified under section 169.345, subdivision 2a; and (iii) applies to 
1.16 	the commissioner in writing; and
1.17 	(3) a permanently disabled person who is receiving disability payments for a permanent 
1.18 	disability or who possesses an interagency access pass for people with permanent disabilities, 
1.19 	issued by the federal government under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
1.20 	(b) For vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), clause (1), the permit or the decal issued 
1.21 	under this subdivision is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and occupied by 
1.22 	the person to whom the permit is issued.