42 U.S.C. § 12207 : US Code - Section 12207: Federal wilderness areas

Search 42 U.S.C. § 12207 : US Code - Section 12207: Federal wilderness areas

(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)
of this section to Congress.
(c) Specific wilderness access
(1) In general
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.