11-3-121 - Rate discounts.
11-3-121. Rate discounts.
(a) The commissioner shall offer discounted rates for activities at the state parks to senior citizens, disabled persons, state employees, members of the Tennessee national guard, and any other group that the commissioner deems appropriate for such treatment. The specific activities where these discounts would apply as well as the timing and amount will be left to the commissioner's discretion.
(b) (1) The commissioner shall offer discounted rates for activities at state parks to veterans who are Tennessee residents. The specific activities for which the discounts would apply, as well as the timing and amount, shall be left to the commissioner's discretion; provided, that the discounts shall only be offered to resident veterans during the off season.
(2) For purposes of this subsection (b), veteran means a former member of the United States armed forces or a former member of a reserve or Tennessee national guard unit who was called into active military service of the United States, as defined in § 58-1-102, and who served honorably, as defined in § 49-7-102.
(3) For purposes of this subsection (b), off season means a period or periods of time, as determined by the commissioner, during which state park activities and facilities traditionally operate at less than full capacity.
(c) No public official shall be given the right to play golf free for life or for any other extended period of time on courses in state parks, unless such action is authorized by the parks and tourism subcommittee of the house conservation and environment committee, and approved by such house standing committee, as well as approved by the senate environment, conservation and tourism committee. Such prohibition includes green fees, golf carts and free supplies or equipment. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall prohibit the management of a golf course in state parks from occasionally extending free play to such public officials under appropriate circumstances.
[Acts 2000, ch. 950, § 2; 2003, ch. 73, § 1; 2009, ch. 207, § 1.]