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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§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 Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If final accessibility rules under section 12149 are not yet issued, new construction or changes that got a valid state or local building permit before those final rules, start work within one year of getting the permit, and are finished under that permit must follow the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) that were in effect when the permit was issued to meet the accessibility requirements of sections 12146 and 12147. If final rules still have not been issued one year after the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board issues the supplemental minimum guidelines required under section 12204(a), then the work must follow those supplemental minimum guidelines instead of UFAS until the final regulations are released.

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102