State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to address seagrass loss

Relating to natural resources; to prohibit a person from introducing or placing fish into the waters of the state without a permit issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; to provide exceptions; to require the commissioner to issue a permit for the introduction of black bass into the Coosa River in certain circumstances; to provide for penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Relating to environmental protection; to restrict the location or expansion of junkyards under certain circumstances.

Relating to consumption of fishes; to require the State Health Officer to issue advisories concerning fish consumption and to establish a panel to advise on and discuss this issue; to require the Department of Environmental Management to test fishes for pollutants and post signage at water bodies notifying of an active fish consumption advisory; to require the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to notify fish license purchasers of all active advisories; and to require holders of National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits to post signage identifying outfalls.

Dam safety, elective procedures provided for state-owned dams

Airport Authorities; authorities authorized to participate in and form lawful business entities or ventures, and conduct activities incidental to operation of the authority.

Seafood products, country of origin notification, correct name, differentiate between farm-raised and wild fish; required for food service establishments

Natural Resources, Dept of Conservation may permit residential coastal riparian owners to dredge to create living shorelines

Fishing; Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources prohibited from adopting slot limit rule for tournaments on Coosa River under certain conditions

Gulf of Mexico, renamed, observation and implementation by state and local entities and state and local employees required where practicable

Relating to vessels and navigation; to provide for the placement of a uniform system of navigational markers on the waters of this state; to amend Section 33-5-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to provide general oversight and maintenance of permitted navigational markers on the waters of this state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Seafood, seafood dealer license fee increased; portion thereof directed for promoting state's seafood

Navigable and non-navigable waters; operating motor vehicles on submerged lands prohibited, subject to exceptions; criminal penalties provided

State Port Authority; provide that authority is a body corporate and may employ non-merit system employees

State Waters, Alabama Waters Task Force created