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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 14
Committee: State Government Sponsor: Representative Craig Lipscomb
Analyst: Tiffany Weaver Date: 02/27/2024
House Bill 14 as introduced 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, which ADEM reports currently costs $585,000 annually to conduct field work and
laboratory analysis and provide equipment and other necessary expenses. This bill would also
require ADEM to post signage at public boat ramps adjacent to state waters when there is an
active fish consumption advisory, which would increase obligations of ADEM by an estimated
$115,000 to replace signage in accordance 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 licenses
electronically about active fish consumption advisories.