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Committee backs $1 county surcharge on state park entrance fees to fund public safety and infrastructure
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources Committee passed House Bill 12-45, allowing counties that host state parks or recreation areas to add a $1 surcharge to vehicle entrance fees, with collections handled by the state and transfers to county treasurers; the bill was recommitted to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee passed House Bill 12-45, a measure that would allow counties with state parks or state recreation areas to impose a $1 surcharge on vehicle entrance fees to fund public safety and infrastructure, and recommitted the bill to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
Supporters told the committee that counties hosting state-owned lands lose property tax revenue while still providing emergency services and infrastructure for visitors. Representative Hall, who presented the bill, said the surcharge would be collected by the Indiana Department of Revenue as part of state park entrance fees and the Department of Natural Resources would transfer the funds to county treasurers. Representative Hall said the surcharge would not apply to annual pass holders and that county…
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