[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR27.71]



[Page 349-350]

 

                        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 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



[[Page 350]]



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]