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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="5-426" title_number="5" title_name="Forests and Parks" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Trees and Forest Nurseries">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department shall establish and administer an urban and community forestry program to provide State or federal financial assistance, on a matching basis, to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A county or municipal corporation that implements a local urban and community forestry program within its jurisdiction; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A nonprofit corporation that participates in the implementation of a local urban and community forestry program.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The county or municipal corporation may hire an individual to direct its program with the cooperation of the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Department’s urban and community forestry program shall provide technical assistance to counties, municipal corporations, nonprofit corporations, and individuals for the retention and management of forests and trees. This technical assistance may include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Street tree inventories;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Technical evaluation of site development plans;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Management recommendations for the retention, protection, and utilization of forests and trees in developments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Assistance to planning and zoning departments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Advice on insect and disease control;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Advice to counties and municipal corporations in implementing and conducting their own urban and community forestry program; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Advice to nonprofit corporations participating in the implementation of an urban and community forestry program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
