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FISCAL NOTE
Senate Bill 45
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation, and ForestrySponsor: Senator Linda Coleman-Madison
Analyst: Tiffany Weaver Date: 02/12/2024
Senate Bill 45 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. Per ADEM, it currently costs the Department $585,000 annually to conduct field
work and laboratory analysis, to provide for equipment, and other expenses necessary to analyze
and monitor fish tissue. 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
further increase the 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.