Section 13.16. Annual vehicular access fee  


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  • 1. Notwithstanding any other
      provision of law to the contrary,  the  office  or  other  state  agency
      having  jurisdiction  of  a  state  park  or recreational facility shall
      establish an annual vehicular access fee  which  shall  run  from  April
      first  of  each  year  to  March  thirty-first  of  the  following year,
      entitling the holder thereof to a pass for vehicular  admission  without
      additional  fee  to  any state park or recreational facility which has a
      vehicular access fee. Such annual fee shall be consistent with  the  fee
      schedule  for each particular year established pursuant to section 13.15
      of this chapter and shall be approved by the director of the budget.
        2. The pass for vehicular access shall be available at  regional  park
      headquarters  and  such  other  places as the office or such other state
      agency shall designate.  Holders of such pass shall receive a  decal  to
      be   placed   on   the   side  window  of  a  vehicle  for  purposes  of
      identification. Such decal shall have the emblem of the beaver thereon.
        3. Such pass for vehicular access shall not be available to the  owner
      or operator of an omnibus operated for a commercial purpose, unless such
      omnibus  is  operated  by  or  pursuant to an agreement with a public or
      private nonprofit agency for the purpose of transporting persons  to  or
      from a state park for a recreational experience.
        4. If it is demonstrated that the use of the pass for vehicular access
      in particular parks or recreational facilities is contrary to the public
      interest, the office or such other state agency having jurisdiction, may
      prohibit  its use in such particular parks or recreational facilities by
      rule or regulation.
        5.  The  office  or  other  state  agency  having  jurisdiction  shall
      promulgate  such  rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out
      the provisions of this section.