AN ACT DECREASING THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS FEE AND INCREASING THE NONRESIDENT PARKING PASS FEE AT ANY STATE PARK.

Plain English Breakdown

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Changes to State Park Fees

This bill lowers a yearly fee for Connecticut residents on their car registration and raises the cost of an annual parking pass for nonresidents at state parks.

What This Bill Does

• Decreases the Passport to the Parks Fee from $24 to $20 per vehicle.
• Increases the nonresident calendar year parking pass fee from $112 to $175.
• Applies these changes to any state park, forest, boat launch, or other recreational facility.

Who It Names or Affects

• Connecticut residents who register motor vehicles
• Nonresidents who buy annual parking passes for state facilities

Terms To Know

Passport to the Parks Fee

A yearly charge added when a Connecticut resident registers their car.

Nonresident calendar year parking pass

An annual permit that allows people who do not live in Connecticut to park at state parks and facilities for one full year.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill text does not list a specific date when these new fees will start.
• The source material only covers fee amounts and does not mention other rules about using the passes or registering vehicles.

Official Summary Text

To reduce motor vehicle registration fees for Connecticut residents and increase the nonresident parking pass at any state park, forest, boat launch or other state recreational facility.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 127 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 36
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 127

Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT

Introduced by:
SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist.

AN ACT DECREASING THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS FEE AND
INCREASING THE NONRESIDENT PARKING PASS FEE AT ANY
STATE PARK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That (1) subsection (b) of section 14 -49b of the general statutes be 1
amended to decrease the "Passport to the Parks Fee" imposed on the 2
registration of a motor vehicle from twenty -four dollars to twenty 3
dollars, and (2) subsection (c) of section 23 -26 of the general statutes be 4
amended to increase the fee for a nonresident calendar year parking 5
pass at any state park, forest, boat launch or other state recreational 6
facility from one hundred twelve dollars to one hundred seventy -five 7
dollars. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To reduce motor vehicle registration fees for Connecticut residents and
increase the nonresident parking pass at any state park, forest, boat
launch or other state recreational facility.