A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of raleigh as it relates to the regulation and prohibition of tree removal and replacement.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 22 of the Raleigh City Charter, Chapter 1184 of the Session Laws of 1949, is amended by adding a new subdivision to read as follows:
"(87)	Trees. The City Council may enact ordinances, only after public hearing, to regulate or prohibit the removal of trees from public and private property within the City in order to preserve, protect, and enhance one of the community's most valuable resources."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.