The Antis are busy in Hartford today. They're getting ammendments added to the bill that may kill it. You may want to pick up a phone or get an e-mail off and let your Representative know you want to see SB 207 passed without the new ammendments.

Last chance for a credit guys and gals.

Just in from Bob Crook:

The FEE CREDIT Passed by the Senate has a good chance of being DEFEATED! Amendments placed on the bill by legislators Opposed to hunting may kill both Handgun hunting and the Fee Credit. Go to the Legislative website http://www.cga.ct.gov Enter @ the top Bill number 207 and read the following Uncalled Amendments.




House LCO Amendment #5230 [pdf]


House LCO Amendment #5233 [pdf]


House LCO Amendment #5236 [pdf]


House LCO Amendment #5235 [pdf]




Numerous amendments kill bills. We want this bill to be Passed clean with only the Senate Amendments. As the Hunting amendment reads now, DEP would write Policy or Regulations before implementation. Who better to decide the criteria? Leave implementation to the experts! Communicate with the sponsors of these amendments http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Hornish http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Megna designed to kill the bill which will eliminate remove the Fee Credit you’ve been requesting and with which most legislators agree. Request they Pull the Amendments and NOT call. Contact your own House Representative expressing your opinion. Be outraged but courteous.

DO IT NOW!



The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall reserve a credit for any person who purchased a license, permit or tag described in section 26-27b, 26-28, 26-37, 26-39, 26-40, 26-42, 26-45, 26-48, 26-48a, 26-51, 26-52, 26-58, 26-60, 26-86a or 26-86c of the general statutes, or subsection (b) of section 26-49 of the general statutes, between October 1, 2009, and April 14, 2010. Such credit shall be equal to the amount of the difference between the amount that such person paid for such license, permit or tag between October 1, 2009, and April 14, 2010, inclusive, and the amount of the fee for such license, permit or tag, charged to such person on or after October 1, 2010. Such credit shall be applied against the fee for any such license, permit or tag purchased by such person on or after October 1, 2010. "



S.B. No. 207 (RAISED) ENVIRONMENT. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HUNTING OF DEER BY PISTOL OR REVOLVER', SUPPORT. Public Hearing 03/08. CCS Testimony. JFS 03/17 (w/Fee Chart). File Number 244 Senate Calendar Number 176 04/01. Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding 04/08. JFS 04/14. DELETE BILL IN ITS ENTIRETY EXCEPT FOR HANDGUN HUNTING. Title Change. New File Number 616 04/22. Amendment LCO No.: 4297 Establishes a credit to those who purchased a license, permit or tag between October 1, 2009, and April 14, 2010, to be applied against the fee for any such license, permit or tag purchased by such person on and after October 1, 2010. Senate PASSED as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A & B 04/29. Senate "A" removes the word Pistol; Senate "B" provides the License Credits. House Calendar Number 453.