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Committee advances optional $1 state‑park gate fee for counties
Summary
The committee advanced a bill allowing counties that host state parks to add a $1 gate fee (exempting annual passholders) by ordinance to fund local public safety and infrastructure; supporters said projected collections vary widely by park and county.
Brittany Hall presented House Bill 12‑04, which would permit county legislative bodies to pass an ordinance adding a $1 fee at state park gates to be used for public safety, infrastructure and water‑quality improvements; annual passholders would be exempt. Hall circulated a spreadsheet estimating the revenue each gate could produce (her example put Brown County in roughly the $100,000 range and estimated roughly $1,000,000 statewide if all counties adopted the fee).
Committee members asked no substantive questions; the motion to pass was made, the committee took a roll call and the chair announced the bill passed out of committee 24–0.
