,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eaef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjah,mr4    
,poe ( ,texas 7= himself & ,mr4         
,cicill9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to protect publicly own$ trees 
f unnecess>y de/ruction1 maim+1 or      
alt]ation1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect
 ,public ,trees ,act ( #bjah4  #b4      
,prohibition ,section #aca ( title #bc1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7u7 ,protection (     
publicly own$ plants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 an   
individual or entity 7includ+ a         
gov]nm5tal entity7 directly or          
indirectly may n modify1 remove1 or pile
 mat]ials ab\t any tree1 plant1 or o!r  
vegetation t is p>tially or fully on a  
public "r-(-way adjac5t to a highway ( !
 ,int]/ate ,sy/em or ! prim>y sy/em if a
 purpose ( su* modification1 removal1 or

 pil+ ( mat]ials is to erect1 ma9ta91   
repair1 or improve ! visibility 7includ+
 ! future visibility7 ( privately own$  
comm]cial outdoor adv]tis+4  7#b7       
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply  
if a purpose ( ! modification1 removal1 
or pil+ ( mat]ials describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a7 is to improve or ma9ta9 safety4  4