42 U.S.C. § 12207

Federal wilderness areas

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(a) Study

The National Council on Disability shall conduct a study and report on the effect that wilderness designations and wilderness land management practices have on the ability of individuals with disabilities to use and enjoy the National Wilderness Preservation System as established under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

(b) Submission of report

Not later than 1 year after July 26, 1990, the National Council on Disability shall submit the report required under subsection (a) to Congress.

Congress reaffirms that nothing in the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] is to be construed as prohibiting the use of a wheelchair in a wilderness area by an individual whose disability requires use of a wheelchair, and consistent with the Wilderness Act no agency is required to provide any form of special treatment or accommodation, or to construct any facilities or modify any conditions of lands within a wilderness area in order to facilitate such use.

(2) “Wheelchair” defined

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “wheelchair” means a device designed solely for use by a mobility-impaired person for locomotion, that is suitable for use in an indoor pedestrian area.

(Pub. L. 101–336, title V, § 508, formerly § 507, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 372; renumbered § 508, Pub. L. 110–325, § 6(a)(2), Sept. 25, 2008, 122 Stat. 3558.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

The Wilderness Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(1), is Pub. L. 88–577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890, which is classified generally to chapter 23 (§ 1131 et seq.) of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1131 of Title 16 and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 508 of Pub. L. 101–336 was renumbered section 509 and is classified to section 12208 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness v. Robertson, 770 F. Supp. 1385 (D. Minnesota 1991).

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Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness v. Robertson, 770 F. Supp. 1385 (D. Minnesota 1991). “, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. § 12207 . 9 . As discussed above, motorboats are permitted on Sucker Lake, Basswood Lake, Fall Lake, Lake Vermilion, and Trout Lake, the lakes served by the portages at issue.”

Islas v. Bank of Am. (W.D. Wash. 2024). · cites it 2× “374 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 12207 ). Yet the section Plaintiff cites 14 does not apply to his alleged circumstances.”

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