Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2024”.
Promoting Accessibility on Federal Lands Act of 2024
A BILL
To require a comprehensive assessment of certain Federal trails, campsites, boat docks, and outdoor recreation facilities to determine the accessibility options for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Accessible recreation inventory
Assessment— Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall—
carry out a comprehensive assessment of outdoor recreation facilities on Federal recreational lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary concerned to determine the accessibility of such outdoor recreation facilities, consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794), including—
camp shelters, camping facilities, and camping units;
boat launch ramps;
hunting, fishing, shooting, or archery ranges or locations;
outdoor constructed features;
picnic facilities and picnic units; and
any other outdoor recreation facilities, as determined by the Secretary concerned; and
make information about such opportunities available (including through the use of prominently displayed links) on public websites of—
each of the Federal land management agencies; and
each relevant unit and subunit of the Federal land management agencies.
Inclusion of current assessments— As part of the comprehensive assessment required under subsection (a)(1), to the extent practicable, the Secretary concerned may rely on assessments completed or data gathered prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
Public information— Not later than 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall identify opportunities to create, update, or replace signage and other publicly available information, including web page information, related to accessibility and consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151 et seq.) and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794) at outdoor recreation facilities covered by the assessment required under subsection (a)(1).
Definitions— In this section:
Federal land management agency— The term “Federal land management agency” has the meaning give the term in in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801).
Secretary concerned— The term “Secretary concerned” means—
the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; or
the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land managed by the Forest Service.