16 U.S.C. § 8481 — Accessible recreation inventory
submitted 1 year ago by Pub. L. 118-234 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 262 words · no verdicts yet
Within 5 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned must assess the accessibility of outdoor recreation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters under the Secretary’s jurisdiction and make information about accessibility opportunities available on specified agency websites. Within 7 years, the Secretary concerned must identify opportunities to create, update, or replace accessibility signage and other public information at those facilities.
(a) Assessment. Within 5 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned* must (1) carry out a comprehensive assessment of outdoor recreation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters* under the Secretary’s jurisdiction to determine their accessibility, consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29. The assessment must include: (A) camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping units; (B) boat launch ramps; (C) hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or locations; (D) outdoor constructed features; (E) picnic facilities and picnic units; and (F) any other outdoor recreation facilities the Secretary* concerned determines. The Secretary must also (2) make information about those accessibility opportunities available, including through prominently displayed links, on public websites of (A) each Federal land management agency* and (B) each relevant unit and subunit of those agencies.
(b) Inclusion of current assessments. As part of the assessment under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary concerned may, to the extent practicable, rely on assessments completed or data gathered before January 4, 2025.
(c) Public information. Within 7 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned must identify opportunities to create, update, or replace signage and other publicly available information, including web page information, related to accessibility and consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29 at facilities covered by subsection (a)(1).
Not later than 5 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned* shall—
carry out a comprehensive assessment of outdoor recreation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters* under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary* concerned to determine the accessibility of such outdoor recreation facilities, consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29, including—
camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping units;
boat launch ramps;
hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or locations;
outdoor constructed features;
picnic facilities and picnic units; and
any other outdoor recreation facilities, as determined by the Secretary concerned; and
make information about such opportunities available (including through the use of prominently displayed links) on public websites of—
each of the Federal land management agencies; and
each relevant unit and subunit of the Federal land management agencies.
As part of the comprehensive assessment required under subsection (a)(1), to the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned may rely on assessments completed or data gathered prior to January 4, 2025.
Not later than 7 years after January 4, 2025, the Secretary concerned shall identify opportunities to create, update, or replace signage and other publicly available information, including web page information, related to accessibility and consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 794 of title 29 at outdoor recreation facilities covered by the assessment required under subsection (a)(1).
Source credit: (Pub. L. 118–234, title II, § 211, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2881.)
- 2025Enacted · Pub. L. 118-234 · 138 Stat. 2881
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