42 USC § 12150 - Interim accessibility requirements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s12150"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 12150 - Interim accessibility requirements"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12150"
section_name: "Interim accessibility requirements"
chapter_number: 126
chapter_name: "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PUBLIC SERVICES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Actions Applicable to Public Transportation Provided by Public Entities Considered Discriminatory"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–336, title II, § 230, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 345.)"
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# § 12150. Interim accessibility requirements

section 12149 of this titlesection 12204(a) of this title

If final regulations have not been issued pursuant to , 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 , 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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–336, title II, § 230, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 345.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 18 months after , see , set out as a note under .