HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 149

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONSERVATION ACCESS PASSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fifths of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):

Section 1. Amend § 521, Title 7 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 521. Public lands use fees: blind site permit; conservation access pass.

(3) The following conservation access pass fees shall be paid to the Department or its duly authorized agents:

a. $32.50 for a resident annual pass.

b. $10 for a resident 3-day pass valid for 3 consecutive days.

c. $65 for a nonresident annual pass.

d. $20 for a non-resident 3-day pass valid for 3 consecutive days.

e. One half of the annual fee or one half of the 3-day pass fee for all Delaware residents and non-residents who are 62 years of age or older provided the applicant provides proof of age at the time such application is made.

f. A Delaware resident who is 65 years of age or older may pay a 1-time fee of $45, which will permit the resident access to any public lands permitted under this section for the lifetime of the resident provided the applicant provides proof of age at the time such application is made.

Section 2. This Act takes effect 6 months after its enactment into law.

SYNOPSIS

This Act provides a senior discount for residents and non-residents 62 years of age and older, for a conservation access pass, and a life-time conservation access pass for Delaware residents, 65 years of age and older, consistent with current senior discounts for access fees to Delaware State Parks.