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Committee backs bill giving cities discretion to allow golf carts on local streets
Summary
The House Transportation Committee voted to give cities the authority to allow golf carts on city streets beyond the current daytime, to‑and‑from‑course restriction. Supporters said the change would help elderly residents and small towns; the North Dakota League of Cities testified in favor. The committee gave the bill a due‑pass recommendation.
Representative Karen Anderson (District 19) told the Transportation Committee she introduced House Bill 15 22 at a constituent’s request to change language in the North Dakota Century Code (section 45‑20‑2) so that cities may permit golf carts more broadly on city streets, including removing the phrase that limited carts to daytime travel “between owner’s place of residence and golf course.”
“By striking some of the language…
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