CT SB00386

Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection must submit a report by January 1, 2017 recommending a per-person admission fee structure for all state parks, with implementation targeted for July 1, 2017

Recommended admission fee should be comparable to per-person admission and parking fees at state parks in New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, while generating increased revenue

Disabled veterans and persons 65 years of age or older must continue to receive free parking and admission to state parks

Commissioner must develop and post a request for information by September 15, 2015 regarding concession operations, services, and recreational amenities at state parks, including year-round concessions and parking options

Commissioner must solicit responses from state-wide business associations, chambers of commerce, and trade associations by September 1, 2016 and report findings to the relevant legislative committee by January 1, 2017