ADAAG for buildings and facilities initially consisted of nine sections. Sections 1 through 4 contain general sections, scoping provisions, and technical specifications applicable to all types of buildings and facilities. The scoping provisions specify which and how many elements and spaces of a building or facility must be accessible (e.g., parking spaces, entrances, toilet rooms). The technical specifications describe how to design the elements and spaces covered by the scoping provisions so that they are accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. Sections 5 through 9 contain additional scoping provisions and technical specifications for the following buildings and facilities: restaurants and cafeterias (section 5); medical care facilities (section 6); mercantile establishments (section 7); libraries (section 8); and hotels, motels, and transient lodging (section 9). The Department of Justice adopted sections 1 through 9 of ADAAG on July 26, 1991 as the standard for accessible design in its regulations for title III of the ADA. ADAAG for Transportation Facilities (Section 10) and ADAAG for Transportation Vehicles Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published Final Guidelines Published Department of Transportation Adopted Guidelines 03/20/91 05/20/91 09/06/91 09/06/91 This rulemaking added section 10 to ADAAG for buildings and facilities and contains additional scoping provisions and technical specifications for transportation facilities. A separate ADAAG was issued for transportation vehicles which covers the following vehicles and systems: buses and vans, rapid rail vehicles, light rail vehicles, commuter rail cars, intercity rail cars, overthe-road buses, automated guideway transit vehicles, high-speed rail cars, monorails, and trams and similar vehicles. The Department of Transportation adopted sections 1 through 10 of ADAAG for buildings and facilities and ADAAG for transportation vehicles on September 6, 1991 as the standard for accessible design in its ADA regulations. ADAAG for State and Local Government Facilities (Sections 11-14) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published 12/21/92 03/22/93 This rulemaking will add four new sections to ADAAG for buildings and facilities and will contain additional scoping provisions and technical specifications for the following State and local government facilities: judicial, legislative and regulatory facilities (section 11); detention and correctional facilities (section 12); residential housing (section 13); and public rights-of-way (section 14). The final guidelines will be published in fiscal year 1994. The Department of Justice is preparing a notice of proposed rulemaking to adopt sections 1 through 14 of ADAAG as the standard for accessible design in its regulations for title II of the ADA. ADAAG for Over-the-Road Buses This rulemaking will establish additional accessibility guidelines to ensure over-the-road buses are accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs and other mobility aids. A notice of proposed rulemaking and final guidelines is planned to be published during fiscal year 1994. THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1994. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WITNESSES MORTIMER L. DOWNEY, DEPUTY SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION MICHAEL P. HUERTA, ASSOCIATE DEPUTY SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INTERMODALISM LOUISE FRANKEL STOLL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET AND PROGRAMS PATRICK V. MURPHY, ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AVIATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS STEPHEN H. KAPLAN, GENERAL COUNSEL JON H. SEYMOUR, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION STEVEN PALMER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FRANK E. KRUESI, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORTATION POLICY OPENING REMARKS Mr. CARR. Good morning. I want to extend a personal apology for being 25 minutes late. I was downtown giving some remarks to a well-known transportation group. I imagine some of the people in this room have probably also been down there giving remarks to them, but the fault is my own. If I had planned a little better, I would not have held you up and I don't like to hold people up. We have a lot of high-priced talent here and I don't want to keep them waiting. We are going to hear testimony today on the fiscal year 1995 budget request from the Office of the Secretary. Your request includes $61.8 million for salaries and expenses, that is, actually a 6.4 percent increase; the total budgetary resources are $249.9 million, a 2 percent decrease. Most of the overall reduction is due to cuts in the essential air service program and in rental payments to GSA. We are pleased to welcome as the primary witness this morning, the Deputy Secretary, Mort Downey, a good friend of this Committee for many, many years, and back in the 1970's an Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs in the Carter administration. We are all very fortunate the Secretary, the Congress, everyone is fortunate to have someone as experienced as Mort Downey in that very important role. Mort, let me welcome you back to the Subcommittee and say that I look forward to working with you this year; and I would ask that you introduce your supporting cast there and give us an oral summary of your prepared statement. Your full statement will be put in the record. However, before you do that, let me ask for your cooperation on one thing that is very, very important to us at the Committee. If (439) |