A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT modifying the authority of the towns of cornelius, davidson, and huntersville to adopt ordinances regulating the removal, replacement, and preservation of trees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 4 of S.L. 1997‑420 reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.  In order to preserve and enhance one of the most valuable natural resources of the community and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens, a municipality may adopt ordinances to regulate the planting, removal, and preservation of trees on public and private property within the municipality."
SECTION 2.  This act applies to the Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville only.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.