HB05333 needs the support from the sportspeople in our state
The Connecticut legislative session will end on May 6th and there is a bill which needs your support. HB05333 recently passed the State House with a vote of 133-10 and is waiting for the Senate to vote on it. All sportspeople in the state should contact their State Senator asking them to cosponsor it and to push for a vote in the Senate.
The title of the bill is “An Act Concerning the Regulation of Striped Bass Fishing in the State, a Working Group Concerning the Wildlife Conservation Program and Procedures Concerning the Establishment of Fish Passages”. This bill address three different opportunities to enhance the environment in our state and the summary of the bill is captured below.
You can read the full wording of the bill by clicking on this link, HB05333.
HB05333 Details
Regulating Striped Bass Fishing. These regulations are designed to curtail the poaching of striped bass, whose populations are declining on the east coast, and to put in place measures to support the recovery of this treasured species.
A Working Group for the CT Wildlife Action Plan. This portion of the bill would establish a working group which will develop options for funding the state’s conservation program for wildlife not usually harvested. This includes Federally listed shortnose sturgeon and Atlantic sturgeon, depleted populations of river herring, and declining populations of brook trout, to name just a few.
Procedures Concerning the Establishment of Fish Passages. This law would establish a procedure which could give CT DEEP the authority to require effective fish passage on a small number of hydroelectric dams in the state, including dams on rivers which support cold-water species like trout. These dams either have ineffective fish passages or fish passages that are no longer operational.
We will soon have a direct link that lets you contact your State Senator with just a few clicks — check back shortly. In the meantime, you can find your Senator's contact information at cga.ct.gov and let them know you support HB05333.