O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 12-3-115 (2019)

Construction of bicycle trails and bikeways by Department of Transportation

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section GA-LEGlegis.ga.gov (official) JustiaJustia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

(a) The Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to construct bicycle trails and bikeways in this state after the routes of such trails and bikeways have been determined by the Department of Natural Resources or by local governing authorities and approved by the Department of Transportation pursuant to this article.

(b) Nothing contained in this Code section shall be deemed or construed to prevent local governing authorities or private associations and organizations from constructing bicycle trails in this state, provided that the power of eminent domain shall not be exercised for the acquisition or construction of such trails.

History

Ga. L. 1973, p. 470, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 799, § 3.

Annotations

Cross references. - Operating requirements for bicycles, § 40-6-290 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - State and local government liability for injury or death of bicyclist due

to defect or obstruction in public bicycle path, 68 A.L.R.4th 204.