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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 198
Committee: Ways and Means General FundSponsor: Representative David Faulkner
Analyst: Mathieu Fuller Date: 02/13/2025
House Bill 198 as introduced could increase the obligations of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources (DCNR) dependent on the cost to establish a shark alert system for
beaches and shorelines in Baldwin and Mobile County as provided by this bill.
This bill could also increase the administrative obligations of: (1) the department to adopt rules,
obtain participation in the system by private beaches, and advertise the system; and (2) the
Alabama Emergency Management Agency, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Alabama
Department of Public Health, Public Service Commission, and local governments to cooperate
with DCNR to implement the system.
This bill would also increase receipts to the State General Fund by an undetermined amount
dependent upon the amount of assessed fines, of up to $5,000, for noncompliance with this bill
and increase receipts to the State General Fund, county general funds, municipal general funds,
and other funds to which court costs are deposited.