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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 297
Committee: Ports, Waterways and Intermodal
Transit
Sponsor: Representative Craig Lipscomb
Analyst: Jennifer Farish Date: 04/19/2023
House Bill 297 as reported by the Committee on Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit
would codify the existing practices of the State Health Officer, the Alabama Department of
Public Health (ADPH) and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)
regarding statewide fish consumption advisories and fish tissue monitoring. This bill would
further require ADEM to post signage at public boat ramps and fishing areas adjacent to state
waters when there is an active fish consumption advisory, which would increase the obligations
of ADEM by an estimated $115,000 to replace signage with the provisions of this bill.
In addition, this bill would also increase the administrative obligations of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources to notify fishing licensees that purchase their licenses
electronically about active fish consumption advisories.