§8481 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Within 5 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary in charge must do a full review of outdoor recreation sites on the federal lands and waters they manage to see how accessible they are under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and section 794 of title 29. The review must cover things like camp shelters and camping units, boat launch ramps, hunting/fishing/shooting/archery areas, built outdoor features, picnic areas, and other outdoor recreation facilities the Secretary chooses. The Secretary must also put information about these accessibility opportunities on public websites for each federal land management agency and for each of their units and subunits, using easy-to-find links. The Secretary may use assessments or data made before January 4, 2025, when practical. Within 7 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary must identify chances to create, update, or replace signs and other public information, including web pages, about accessibility at the sites covered by the review, following the same accessibility laws.

Title 16, §8481

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(a)Not later than 5 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned shall—

(1)carry out a comprehensive assessment of outdoor recreation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary concerned to determine the accessibility of such outdoor recreation facilities, consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29, including—

(A)camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping units;

(B)boat launch ramps;

(C)hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or locations;

(D)outdoor constructed features;

(E)picnic facilities and picnic units; and

(F)any other outdoor recreation facilities, as determined by the Secretary concerned; and

(2)make information about such opportunities available (including through the use of prominently displayed links) on public websites of—

(A)each of the Federal land management agencies; and

(B)each relevant unit and subunit of the Federal land management agencies.

(b)As part of the comprehensive assessment required under subsection (a)(1), to the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned may rely on assessments completed or data gathered prior to January 4, 2025.

(c)Not later than 7 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned shall identify opportunities to create, update, or replace signage and other publicly available information, including web page information, related to accessibility and consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29 at outdoor recreation facilities covered by the assessment required under subsection (a)(1).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), is Pub. L. 90–480, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 718, which is classified generally to chapter 51 (§ 4151 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 4151 of Title 42 and Tables. Section 794 of title 29, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), was in the original a reference to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and was translated as meaning section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub. L. 93–112, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

§8481 Accessible Recreation Inventory