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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5330
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN WILDLIFE ACTION PLANS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 26-107f of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2026): 3
(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 4
establish a conservation program for species not traditionally harvested, 5
which shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for the following: 6
[Resource] Facilitation of the implementation of the most recent 7
federally approved state of Connecticut wildlife action plan, resource 8
inventory, including conservation action tracker measures, habitat 9
conservation, monitoring of environmental and climate change impacts, 10
conservation of endangered and threatened species, wildlife recreation 11
management, wildlife conservation education, private landowner 12
assistance, urban wildlife conservation, problem animal management 13
and scientific research, planning, administration and development. 14
Such conservation program shall provide for a wildlife veterinarian to 15
assist in the oversight and implementation of such conservation 16
program. 17
Sec. 2. Section 26-107h of the general statutes is repealed and the 18
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 19

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[On or before February first, annually, the Commissioner of Energy 20
and Environmental Protection shall submit to the joint standing 21
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 22
relating to the environment a report on the progress of the program 23
established under section 26-107f, the purposes for which any funds 24
allocated to said program were expended and the future of the 25
program.] 26
(a) There is established a working group within the legislature to 27
identify how the conservation program established in section 26-107f, as 28
amended by this act, should be funded and implemented. 29
(b) Not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section, 30
the cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 31
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, in 32
consultation with the ranking members of said committee, and the chief 33
of the Bureau of Natural Resources of the Department of Energy and 34
Environmental Protection shall jointly select two cochairpersons for 35
such working group. Not later than forty-five days after the effective 36
date of this section, the cochairpersons of such working group shall 37
select the membership of such working group, which shall include, but 38
not be limited to: (1) One representative of the Department of Energy 39
and Environmental Protection, the Department of Transportation and 40
the Office of Policy and Management, (2) two representatives of 41
conservation advocacy organizations that work on wildlife-related 42
issues, one of whom shall have fisheries aquatic expertise, (3) one 43
representative of a land conservation organization, (4) two members of 44
the faculty of a state college or university, as recommended by the chief 45
of the Bureau of Natural Resources of the Department of Energy and 46
Environmental Protection, (5) one representative from a council of 47
governments, (6) a representative of the water utilities, (7) a 48
representative of an organization that represents the marine trades in 49
the state, (8) a representative of the Connecticut Farm Bureau, or its 50
designee, and (9) a certified forester in this state. 51
(c) The cochairpersons of such working group shall convene such 52

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working group not later than sixty days after the effective date of this 53
section. The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 54
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 55
environment shall serve as administrative staff of the working group. 56
Not later than January 15, 2027, the working group shall submit a report 57
on its findings and recommendations, including any proposed 58
legislative proposals, to the joint standing committee of the General 59
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment, in 60
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. The working group 61
shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 15, 62
2027, whichever is later. 63
Sec. 3. Section 26-107i of the general statutes is repealed and the 64
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 65
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may 66
establish a program for the sale of wildlife stamps, prints, posters, 67
calendars, publications or other items. Any revenue received from the 68
sale of such goods or materials and any funds donated to the state for 69
the purpose of the program e