CT SB00116

Establishes new camping fee schedules effective April 1, 2010: resident fees capped at 120% of April 2009 permit fees and nonresident fees capped at 150% of April 2009 permit fees.

Requires the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to allocate at least 50% of fee increases annually to maintenance and improvement of state camping sites and buildings.

Authorizes hunting of deer with pistol or revolver on private land from November 1 to December 31 under a private land pistol or revolver permit, issued for a $5 fee to landowners with 10+ acres or residents with landowner consent.

Requires use of .22 caliber or larger cartridges for pistol or revolver deer hunting and sets the same bag limit as private land deer permits.

Clarifies that a firearms hunting license does not authorize carrying or possession of a pistol or revolver except as authorized for deer hunting under this act.