Connecticut Trout Stamp Bill SB-139
Greetings,
Members and friends from Connecticut, we need your support for SB-139, the Trout Stamp Bill. This is a good faith effort by the fishing community at this time of “Budget Distress” to create a new revenue stream to support the Fisheries Div. and the hatcheries. It will establish the authority for the Commissioner to adopt a Connecticut Trout Stamp not to exceed $10.00. The resulting new funding would move from the General Fund to the Bureau of Natural Resources and on to the Fisheries Div..
The window for the Legislative Session is small. The Finance Committee gave it a favorable report on 4/19/16. The Senate may consider the Bill this week and then it would move to the House whose session ends the first week of May!!! So…………it is important to contact your State Senator this week and urge their support for SB-139 to insure that it moves on.
Find them at: www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/slist.asp
Thanks in advance for your support on such short notice.
Best Regards,
The Connecticut River Salmon Association