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42 U.S.C. § 12163 — Interim accessibility requirements
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If final regulations have not been issued pursuant to [section 12149 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12149&num=0&edition=prelim), 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 sections 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12204/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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If final regulations have not been issued pursuant to [section 12149 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12149&num=0&edition=prelim), 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 sections 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12204/a&num=0&edition=prelim), 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.
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For purposes of [section 12132 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12132&num=0&edition=prelim) and [section 794 of title 29](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section794&num=0&edition=prelim), it shall be considered discrimination for a public entity to construct a new facility to be used in the provision of designated public transportation services unless such facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.
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Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 12181
all alterations in terms of cost and scope
(as determined under criteria established
by the Attorney General).
(C) Required cooperation
It shall be considered discrimination for
purposes of section 12132 of this title and sec-
tion 794 of title 29 for an owner, or person in
control, of a station governed by subpara-
graph (A) or (B) to fail to provide reasonable
cooperation to a responsible person with re-
spect to such station in that responsible per-
son’s efforts to comply with such subpara-
graph. An owner, or person in control, of a
station shall be liable to a responsible per-
son for any failure to provide reasonable co-
operation as required by this subparagraph.
Failure to receive reasonable cooperation re-
quired by this subparagraph shall not be a
defense to a claim of discrimination under
this chapter.
(Pub. L. 101–336, title II, § 242, July 26, 1990, 104
Stat. 347.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (e)(2)(C), was in
the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 101–336, July
26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327, which is classified principally to
this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
12101 of this title and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective July 26, 1990, see section 246(b) of
Pub. L. 101–336, set out as a note under section 12161 of
this title.
§ 12163. Conformance of accessibility standards
Accessibility standards included in regula-
tions issued under this subpart shall be con-
sistent with the minimum guidelines issued by
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board under section 12204(a) of this
title.
(Pub.
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