45 CFR § 1706.151 - Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t45/s1706.151"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "45 CFR § 1706.151 - Program accessibility: New construction and alterations."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "1706.151"
section_name: "Program accessibility: New construction and alterations."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE"
part_number: "1706"
part_name: "ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 794."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 4578, 4579, Feb. 5, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1706"
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# 1706.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
Each building or part of a building that is constructed or altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of the agency shall be designed, constructed, or altered so as to be readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons. The definitions, requirements, and standards of the Architectural Barriers Act (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), as established in 41 CFR 101-19.600 to 101-19.607, apply to buildings covered by this section.