[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR27.71]

[Page 321-322]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 27_NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES 
RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B_Accessibility Requirements in Specific Operating 
       Administration Programs: Airports, Railroads, and Highways
 
Sec.  27.71  Airport facilities.


    (a) This section applies to all terminal facilities and services 
owned, leased, or operated on any basis by a recipient of DOT financial 
assistance at a commercial service airport, including parking and ground 
transportation facilities.
    (b) Airport operators shall ensure that the terminal facilities and 
services subject to this section shall be readily accessible to and 
usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use 
wheelchairs. Airport operators shall be deemed to comply with this 
section 504 obligation if they meet requirements applying to state and 
local government programs or activities and facilities under Department 
of Justice (DOJ) regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA).
    (c) The airport shall ensure that there is an accessible path 
between the gate and the area from which aircraft are boarded.
    (d) Systems of inter-terminal transportation, including, but not 
limited to, shuttle vehicles and people movers, shall comply with 
applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation's ADA rules.
    (e) The Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines 
(ADAAGs), including section 10.4 concerning airport facilities, shall be 
the standard for accessibility under this section.
    (f) Contracts or leases between carriers and airport operators 
concerning the use of airport facilities shall set forth the respective 
responsibilities of the parties for the provision of accessible 
facilities and services to individuals with disabilities as required by 
this part and applicable ADA rules of the Department of Transportation 
and

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Department of Justice for airport operators and applicable Air Carrier 
Access Act rules (49 CFR part 382) for carriers.
    (g) If an airport operator who receives Federal financial assistance 
for an existing airport facility has not already done so, the recipient 
shall submit a transition plan meeting the requirements of Sec.  
27.65(d) of this part to the FAA no later than March 3, 1997.

[61 FR 56424, Nov. 1, 1996, as amended at 68 FR 51391, Aug. 26, 2003]