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§12150 Interim Accessibility Requirements

Title 42 › Chapter 126— EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Subchapter II— PUBLIC SERVICES › Part B— Actions Applicable to Public Transportation Provided by Public Entities Considered Discriminatory › Subpart i— public transportation other than by aircraft or certain rail operations › § 12150

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

If final accessibility rules have not been issued yet, new buildings or changes that get a valid state or local building permit before those rules — and that start within one year of that permit and finish under that permit — can meet the accessibility requirement by following the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards that are in effect when the permit is issued. If final rules still are not issued one year after the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board issues its supplemental minimum guidelines, projects must follow those supplemental guidelines until the final rules are published.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §12150

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

If final regulations have not been issued pursuant to section 12149 of this title, for new construction or alterations for which a valid and appropriate State or local building permit is obtained prior to the issuance of final regulations under such section, and for which the construction or alteration authorized by such permit begins within one year of the receipt of such permit and is completed under the terms of such permit, compliance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards in effect at the time the building permit is issued shall suffice to satisfy the requirement that facilities be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities as required under section 12146 and 12147 of this title, except that, if such final regulations have not been issued one year after the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board has issued the supplemental minimum guidelines required under section 12204(a) of this title, compliance with such supplemental minimum guidelines shall be necessary to satisfy the requirement that facilities be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities prior to issuance of the final regulations.

Legislative History

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Effective Date

Section effective 18 months after July 26, 1990, see section 231(a) of Pub. L. 101–336, set out as a note under section 12141 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 12150

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60