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Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFAREChapter 126 - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIESSubchapter II - PUBLIC SERVICESPart B - ACTIONS APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY PUBLIC ENTITIES CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATORY
Subpart I - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OTHER THAN BY AIRCRAFT OR CERTAIN RAIL OPERATIONS
Section 12146 - New facilities

42 U.S.C. § 12146

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Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)
Section 12146 - New facilities

For purposes of section 12132 of this title and section 794 of title 29, 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.

42 U.S.C. § 12146

Pub. L. 101-336, title II, §226, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 343.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection 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.