HLS 21RS-372 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 339
BY REPRESENTATIVE ROMERO
TRANSPORTATION: Authorizes the use of certain motorized vehicles in the city limits
of the town of Lake Arthur
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 32:127.4, relative to highway right-of-way crossings; to authorize golf carts
3 to cross Louisiana Highway 26 at 4th Street in the town of Lake Arthur; to provide
4 for approval, license requirements, signage, and certain exemptions; to provide
5 relative to a definition; and to provide for related matters.
6 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published
7 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of
8 Louisiana.
9Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
10 Section 1. R.S. 32:127.4 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
11 ยง127.4. Golf cart crossings; town of Lake Arthur
12 A. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon final approval of the
13 Department of Transportation and Development, golf carts are authorized to cross
14 Louisiana Highway 26 at 4th Street on marked or designated paths or crossings for
15 such vehicles within the town limits of Lake Arthur between sunrise and sunset.
16 B. A valid driver's license shall be a prerequisite for operating a golf cart
17 when crossing Louisiana Highway 26 at 4th Street in the town of Lake Arthur.
18 C. Crossing signs may be posted by the Department of Transportation and
19 Development at the request of the governing authority of the town of Lake Arthur.
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1 D. For the purposes of this Section, the provisions of R.S. 32:53(D), 235(C),
2 261, and Chapter 5 of this Title shall not apply, and golf carts shall not be considered
3 a vehicle for purposes of defining "equipment" as referenced in Part V of Chapter 1
4 of this Title.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 339 Original 2021 Regular Session Romero
Abstract: Authorizes golf carts to cross La. Hwy. 26 at 4th St. within the town of Lake
Arthur.
Proposed law authorizes golf carts to cross La. Hwy. 26 at 4th St. on marked or designated
paths or crossings within the town limits of Lake Arthur between sunrise and sunset.
Proposed law requires a valid driver's license when operating a golf cart while crossing La.
Hwy. 26 at 4th St. in the town of Lake Arthur.
Proposed law allows crossing signs to be posted by the Dept. of Transportation and
Development at the request of the governing authority of the town of Lake Arthur.
Proposed law exempts the provisions of proposed law from certain requirements contained
in present law and provides that golf carts must not be considered a vehicle for purposes of
defining "equipment".
(Adds R.S. 32:127.4)
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