Affirms support for expanding urban tree canopy programs to mitigate urban heat islands and improve public health.

The bill affirms support for expanding programs and projects that increase tree canopy coverage and install shade trees in urban areas to mitigate the effects of urban heat islands. It guides local efforts to expand the urban tree canopy as a critical means to mitigate urban heat and improve public health, aiming to increase the urban tree canopy to thirty-five percent by 2035.

Affirms support for expanding urban tree canopy programs to mitigate urban heat islands and improve public health.

The bill affirms support for expanding programs and projects that increase tree canopy coverage and install shade trees in urban areas to mitigate the effects of urban heat islands. It guides local efforts to expand the urban tree canopy as a critical means to mitigate urban heat and improve public health, aiming to increase the urban tree canopy to thirty-five percent by 2035.