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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper |
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tree. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.905, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(h) A municipality may not prohibit the removal of or impose |
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a tree mitigation fee for the removal of [a tree that]: |
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(1) a tree that is diseased or dead; [or] |
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(2) a tree that poses an imminent or immediate threat |
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to persons or property; or |
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(3) except as provided by Subsection (h-1), an Ashe |
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juniper tree located on a residential property. |
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(h-1) Subsection (h)(3) does not apply to an area located: |
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(1) within 15 miles of the boundary of a military base, |
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as defined by Section 43.0117, at which an active training program |
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is conducted; and |
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(2) in a county with a population of more than two |
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million. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |