State parks: California Admission Day: discounted admission.

Existing law requires the Department of Parks and Recreation to administer, protect, develop, and interpret the property under its jurisdiction in the state park system for the use and enjoyment of the public. Existing law provides for the department to charge various fees for use of state parks, but requires the department to offer free or reduced-rate admission to eligible persons under certain circumstances. Existing law establishes September 9 of each year as "Admission Day." This bill would, until December 31, 2025, require the department to grant to the general public a 50%-discounted admission to each unit of the state park system operated by the department on California Admission Day, which would be defined for this purpose as the 2nd Saturday in September of each year. The bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2026, to submit a report to the relevant policy committees of the Legislature on the impact of the discounted admission program, as specified.