42 USC 4153: Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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42 USC 4153: Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Text contains those laws in effect on December 24, 2024
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 51-DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS TO ACCOMMODATE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
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§4153. Standards for design, construction, and alteration of buildings; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings which are residential structures subject to this chapter to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.

( Pub. L. 90–480, §3, Aug. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 719 ; Pub. L. 94–541, title II, §201(3), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2507 ; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, §509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695 .)


Editorial Notes

Amendments

1976-Pub. L. 94–541 substituted "shall prescribe" and "to insure whenever possible" for "is authorized to prescribe such" and "as may be necessary to insure", respectively.


Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

"Secretary of Health and Human Services" substituted in text for "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.