§12165 Interim Accessibility Requirements

Summary

When final federal rules are not yet issued, new station buildings or changes to stations that have a valid state or local building permit taken out before those rules can 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 the federal accessibility board issues required supplemental minimum guidelines and final rules still aren’t out one year later, builders must follow those supplemental guidelines instead. For rail passenger cars, if final rules are not issued, a car design counts as meeting accessibility requirements when it follows the accessibility laws and guidelines (including any supplemental guidelines) that were in effect when the design was mostly completed, as long as those rules do not conflict with this part of the law.