State Waters, Alabama Waters Task Force created

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

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

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.

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

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

Dam safety, elective procedures provided for state-owned dams

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.

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

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

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

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

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