A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the tree ordinance authority of the town of matthews to clarify that the general law on municipal authority over forestry activity applies.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 94(b) of S.L. 2006‑264 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 94.(b)  The Town of Matthews may adopt ordinances, only after holding public hearings, to regulate the removal of trees from public and private property within the town in order to preserve, protect, and enhance one of the most valuable natural resources of the community and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of its  citizens, but, notwithstanding G.S. 160A‑458.5(c)(2), the provisions of G.S. 160A‑458.5(b) apply."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.