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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 297
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation, and ForestrySponsor: Representative Craig Lipscomb
Analyst: Jennifer Farish Date: 05/10/2023
House Bill 297 as passed the House of Representatives 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.