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<DIV>I was going to call but it is after 11 a.m. Is it too late since you
just sent out the correct phone number?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Joyce
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/27/2013 11:23:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
llee@nfbct.org writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry folks, the Representative's phone number is an 800 number:
1-800-842-1423.</DIV>
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<DIV id=wmQuoteWrapper>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: Re:
[Ct-nfb] legislative alert!<BR>From: ntwales <<A
title=mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com
href="mailto:ntwales@omsoft.com">ntwales@omsoft.com</A>><BR>Date: Wed,
March 27, 2013 11:06 am<BR>To: <<A title=mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</A>><BR><BR>Ilene -
While the representative's phone number doesn't work, the <BR>committee
phone number does: (860) 240-0440. You should be able to <BR>leave a
voicemail if no one picks up.<BR>Lucia - Thanks for letting us know even at
such short notice.<BR>Nathanael<BR><BR>On 27.03.2013 10:44, Stanley Torow
wrote:<BR>> sorry lucia, i called and got no answer at either
number.<BR>> eileen torow<BR>><BR>>
-------------------------<BR>> Ct-nfb [<A
title=mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:ct-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</A>]
<A title=mailto:llee@nfbct.org
href="mailto:llee@nfbct.org">llee@nfbct.org</A><BR>> Wednesday, March 27,
2013 10:35 AM<BR>> NFB of CT list serve<BR>> [Ct-nfb] legislative
alert!<BR>><BR>> Hi all,<BR>><BR>> The Environment Committee of
the state legislature is meeting today <BR>> at<BR>> 11:00AM to vote
on approving pending bills in their committee. HR6654<BR>> is one of
them. One section of this bill would remove BESB's first<BR>> right to
vending facilities in state parks that the DEEP maintains<BR>> and,
instead, open the facilities to the highest bidder. This would<BR>>
involve 3 state parks (Rocky Neck, Hammonassett, and Harkness) where<BR>>
blind people now run these vending stations. We apologize for the <BR>>
late<BR>> notice, but the agenda was just posted this morning. Please
call the<BR>> Environment Committee at 860-240-0440 to express
disapproval of<BR>> section 4 of HR6654. Also a call to Representative
Craig Miner, who<BR>> introduced this section, would be appreciated. His
number<BR>> 860-842-1423.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>> Lucia
Lee<BR>> NFB of CT<BR>> 860-289-1971<BR>><BR>>> In January,
Rep Miner introduced HR5817 that proposed amending the<BR>>> state
statutes to exempt concessions provided by the DEEP from the<BR>>>
general requirement that such concessions be provided by the
BESB.<BR>>> This bill has apparently died. However, the wording has
been<BR>>> included into HR6654, which is on the Environment
Committee's agenda<BR>>> for Friday's public hearing. Here is the part
that concerns the<BR>>> concessions at DEEP-run parks Underlined
sentences are proposed<BR>>> additions; the entire Sec 4 is an
addition to current statutes.<BR>>><BR>>> Sec. 3. Subsection (a)
of section 10-303 of the general statutes is<BR>>> repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof<BR>>> (_Effective from
passage_):<BR>>> (a) The authority in charge of any building or
property owned,<BR>>> operated or leased by the state or any
municipality therein shall<BR>>> grant to the Department of
Rehabilitation Services apermit to<BR>>> operate in such building or
on such property a food service<BR>>> facility, a vending machine or a
stand for the vending of<BR>>> newspapers, periodicals, confections,
tobacco products, food and<BR>>> such other articles as such authority
approves when, in the opinion<BR>>> of such authority, such facility,
machine or stand is desirable in<BR>>> such location. Any person
operating such a stand in any such<BR>>> location on October 1, 1945,
shall be permitted to continue such<BR>>> operation, but upon such
person's ceasing such operation such<BR>>> authority shall grant a
permit for continued operation to the<BR>>> Department of
Rehabilitation Services. The department may establish<BR>>> a training
facility at any such location. The requirements of this<BR>>>
subsection shall not apply to any state park or forest under the<BR>>>
custody and control of the Commissioner of Energy and
Environmental<BR>>> Protection.<BR>>> Sec. 4. (NEW) (_Effective
from passage_) The Commissioner of Energy<BR>>> and Environmental
Protection shall issue a request for proposals for<BR>>> the operation
of the food service facilities located in the state<BR>>> parks and
forests under the custody and control of the commissioner<BR>>> In
awarding any contract for the operation of such food service<BR>>>
facilities, the commissioner shall award such contract to the<BR>>>
highest responsible bidder. Nothing in this section or section<BR>>>
10-303 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be<BR>>>
construed to prohibit the Bureau of Education and Services for
the<BR>>> Blind from bidding on any contract authorized pursuant to
this<BR>>> section.<BR>>><BR>>>> -------- Original
Message --------<BR>>>> Subject: impending bill a
concern<BR>>>> From: "Chris Kuell"
<><BR>>>><BR>>>> Hi
Lucia,<BR>>>><BR>>>> I heard that Representative Craig
Miner, a Republican, has<BR>>>> attached his bill to take away a
blind vendor's first right of<BR>>>> refusal to operate a vending
facility in a state park to a bill<BR>>>> being considered by the
state Environmental Affairs Committee. If<BR>>>> passed, this would
immediately put 3 blind vendors in CT out of<BR>>>> work, and of
course, set a terrible precedence for future<BR>>>>
Randolph-Sheppard entrepreneurs. His bill became an amendment to
a<BR>>>> bill being considered by the environmental
committee.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Thanks,<BR>>>>
chris<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Ct-nfb
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