This proposed rule amendment will have no fiscal impact on small businesses' revenues or expenditures because this rule does not regulate small businesses.
D. Persons other than small businesses, state, or local government entities ("person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency):
This proposed rule amendment could have a cost savings because disabled veterans will no longer need to appear at a state park to apply for their annual honor pass.
However, this savings cannot be estimated because the financial burden varies for each person.
E. Compliance costs for affected persons:
This proposed rule amendment is not expected to have a fiscal impact on compliance costs for affected person's revenues or expenditures because participation in the program is optional and there is no application fee.
F. Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact this rule may have on businesses (Include the name and title of the department head):
The Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources, Joel Ferry, has reviewed and approved that there will be cost savings by issuing a lifetime pass rather than an annual pass for the impact analysis.
Citation Information
8. Provide citations to the statutory authority for the rule. If there is also a federal requirement for the rule, provide a citation to that requirement:
Agency Authorization Information
Agency head or
designee and title:
R651. Natural Resources, State Parks.
R651-612. Veterans with Disabilities Honor Pass.
R651-612-1. Authority.
This rule is established pursuant to Subsection 79-4-1002[(1)]. R651-612-2. Definitions.
(1) "Division" means the Division of State Parks.
(2) "Veterans with Disabilities Honor Pass" means an admission pass issued by the Division that:
(a) is valid for admission to state park areas [until the end of the calendar year for which it is issued] for the lifetime of the qualified veteran to whom it is issued, or until they no longer meet the requirements described in Subsection R651-612-3(1); (b) is valid for day-use admittance for the pass holder and [up to seven ]guests arriving in the pass holder's same private vehicle; (c) is not valid at This Is the Place Heritage Park;
(d) is not valid for charges or fees charged by Davis County for travel on the Antelope Island Causeway; and
(e) is not valid for special charges or fees within a park area.
R651-612-3. Veterans with Disabilities Honor Pass.
(1) The Division shall, upon request, provide a Veterans with Disabilities Honor Pass to an honorably discharged veteran who:
(a) is a resident of the state; and
(b) has a current service-connected disability rating issued by the United States Veterans Benefits Administration.
(2) An individual requesting a Veterans with Disabilities Honor Pass pursuant to Subsection (1) shall provide
documentation to a pass provider that shows the individual: (a) is an honorably discharged veteran;
(b) is a resident of the state; and
(c) has a current service-connected disability rating issued by the United States Veterans Benefits Administration.
(3) Should the individual no longer meet the requirements outlined in Subsection R651-612-3(1), they are asked to destroy and dispose of the Honor Pass, or to return it to an approved Honor Pass distribution site. R651-612-4. Free Daily Admission to State Park Areas for Disabled Utah Veterans.
(1) The Division shall, upon request, grant free daily admission to a state park area to an honorably discharged veteran who:
(a) is a resident of the state; and
(b) has a current service-connected disability rating issued by the United States Veterans Benefits Administration.
(2) An individual requesting free admission to a state park area pursuant to Subsection (1) shall provide documentation to state parks entrance station staff that shows the individual:
(a) is an honorably discharged veteran;
