A bill pre-filed in the Alabama Legislature would create a “task force” to address seagrass loss in the state. But not everyone sees a need for it.

The bill, filed last week by State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island), would create the “Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force,” consisting of state environmental officials like the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the director of the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program.