NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/10/2016.
      
      
      SENATE BILL 16-173
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Heath, Newell, Todd;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Becker K., Conti, Lebsock, Pabon, Priola,
      Ryden, Saine, Hullinghorst.
      
      
      Concerning authorization for golf cars to cross state highways
           in order to use a local road as authorized by a local
           jurisdiction.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-111, amend (1)
      introductory portion, (1) (bb) (III), and (2) as follows:
      
           42-4-111.  Powers of local authorities. (1)  Except as otherwise
      provided in subsection (2) of this section, this article shall not be
      deemed to does not prevent local authorities, with respect to streets and
      highways under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of the
      police power, except those streets and highways that are parts of the state
      highway system that are subject to section 43-2-135, C.R.S., from:
      
           (bb)  Authorizing and regulating the operation of golf cars on
      roadways by resolution or ordinance of the governing body, if the
      authorization or regulation is consistent with this title and does not
      authorize:
      
           (III)  Operation of a golf car on a state highway; except that the
      ordinance or resolution may authorize a person to drive a golf
      car directly across a state highway at an at-grade crossing to
      continue traveling along a roadway that is not a state highway;
      
           (2) (a)  No An ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph (a),
      (b), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o), (p), (q), (r), (v), (x), (y), (aa),
      or (cc) of subsection (1) of this section shall be effective may not take
      effect until official signs or other traffic control devices conforming to
      standards as required by section 42-4-602 and giving notice of such the
      local traffic regulations are placed upon or at the entrances to the highway
      or part thereof affected as may be most appropriate.
      
           (b)  Subsection (1) of this section does not authorize a local
      authority to regulate or authorize the use of vehicles and motor
      vehicles on the state highway system that is subject to section
      43-2-135, C.R.S., except in at-grade crossings where the roadway
      subject to the local authority's jurisdiction crosses the state
      highway. The local authority may regulate vehicles within such
      crossings only to the extent necessary to effect the local
      authority's power to regulate the roadway under the local
      authority's jurisdiction and only if the regulation or
      authorization does not interfere with the normal operation of
      the state highway.
      
           SECTION 2.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Bill L. Cadman                Dickey Lee Hullinghorst
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Effie Ameen                            Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO