§12165 Interim accessibility requirements

Summary

If final federal rules are not yet issued, new buildings or major changes that get a valid state or local building permit before those rules must follow the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards that were in effect when the permit was issued. The work must start within one year of getting the permit and be finished under that permit. If final rules still aren’t issued one year after the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board issues the required supplemental minimum guidelines under section 12204(a), then those supplemental guidelines must be followed instead. If final rules are not issued, a person is treated as meeting the accessibility rules for a rail passenger car if the car’s design follows the accessibility laws and regulations in effect when the design is mostly finished, including the Minimum Guidelines and any supplemental guidelines under section 12204(a), as long as those rules do not conflict with this part.