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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas A&M Forest Service to |
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identify urban areas with a canopy coverage disparity and plant |
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trees in those areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 88, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 88.1105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 88.1105. PLANTING TREES IN URBAN AREAS WITH CANOPY |
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COVERAGE DISPARITY. (a) The Texas A&M Forest Service may partner |
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with a political subdivision to identify an area in an urban area |
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with a disparity in canopy coverage in comparison to other areas in |
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the same political subdivision. |
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(b) On identification of an area under Subsection (a), the |
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Texas A&M Forest Service, in collaboration with the political |
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subdivision, may plant trees in the area. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |