[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR101-19.603]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
          CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
 
PART 101-19--CONSTRUCTION AND ALTERATION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart 101-19.6--Accommodations for the Physically Handicapped
 
Sec. 101-19.603  Standards.

    Except as provided in Sec. 101-19.604, every building must be 
designed, constructed, or altered to meet the minimum requirements of 
the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (uniform standards) 
developed by the General Services Administration (GSA), the Department 
of Defense (DOD), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 
and the United States Postal Service (USPS), in consultation with the 
Department of Health and Human Services. Departing from these standards 
by using other methods is permitted if it is clear that equal 
accessibility and usability of the facility are provided. Except as 
provided under Secs. 101-19.602 and 101-19.604, buildings designed, 
constructed, or altered before the effective date of this standard must 
meet the minimum standards in the GSA Accessibility Standard DG6 from 
October 14, 1980, to July 31, 1984, or the American Standard 
Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and 
Usable by, the Physically Handicapped, published by the American 
National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI A117.1-1961) (R1971) from 
September 2, 1969, to October 13, 1980. Buildings under design

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are governed by the criteria of the uniform standards if the date bids 
were invited falls after the effective date of this rule.

[49 FR 31625, Aug. 7, 1984]