An Act To Provide a Waiver of Short-term Camping Fees at State-owned Parks, Camping Areas and Beaches for Members of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in the State

Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §1819,  as amended by PL 2013, c. 1, Pt. J, §1 and c. 405, Pt. A, §24, is further amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

A member of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the State, as well as any family member of the tribal member who is with the tribal member, may camp once a year at any one state-owned park, camping area or beach for one overnight stay without having to pay a camping fee.

SUMMARY

This bill waives camping fees for the once-a-year, overnight stay of a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the State, as well as any family member of the tribal member who is with the tribal member, at any one state-owned park, camping area or beach.