Section 250-RICR-100-00-3.5 - Reduced or Waiver of User FeesA. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 32-1-17, "Persons with Disabilities." 1. No fee shall be charged to any person with a disability regardless of age, or to automobiles transporting a non-driver with a disability, at any recreational facility owned and operated by the State; provided, however, proper identification is presented as prescribed by the Department of Environmental Management.2. For the purpose of this section, "fees" means all fees for parking, admittance, or other user fees for playing golf. The term "fees" shall not include licensing fees, camping fees, picnic table fees, or specialized facility use fees, including, but not limited to, fees for the use of equestrian areas, performing arts centers, game fields, and mule shed.B. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 32-1-18, "Senior citizens." No entrance fee shall be charged to any person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older and who is eligible to participate in the Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Assistance to the elderly program, and an entrance fee not exceeding one half (1/2) of the established and posted rates shall be charged to any other person who is sixty-five (65) years of age or older at any recreational facility owned and operated exclusively by the State, excepting docking slips; provided, however, proper identification is presented as prescribed by the Department of Environmental Management.
C. The Director of the Department of Environmental Management, with the approval of the Governor, may, from time to time, waive user fees at State beaches and State parks on any legal holiday recognized by the State of Rhode Island.D. The Department of Environmental Management may offer an incentive program to entice additional use of campgrounds for the periods of April 1st through May 15th and September 1st through October 31st. An example of such an incentive would be to stay one night and receive the second night at no cost.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-100-00-3.5
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