Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990

Congressional Assessment

The U.S. Congress issued a proclamation related to fire and life safety safeguards with regards to hotel and motel dwellings.

(a) Legislative Findings —(b) Legislative Purpose —

State and Local Governments

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, 15 U.S.C. § 2201 et seq., is amended by the addition of the following sections.

Listings of Certified Places of Public Accommodation

(a) Submissions by States —(b) Compilation and Distribution of Master List —

Fire Prevention and Control Guidelines for Places of Public Accommodation

(a) Contents of Guidelines —(b) Effect on State and Local Law —

Dissemination of Fire Prevention and Control Information

States shall be encouraged to promote the use of automatic sprinkler systems and automatic smoke detection systems, and to disseminate to the maximum extent possible information on the life safety value and use of such systems. Such steps may include, but need not be limited to, providing copies of the guidelines and master list compiled to Federal agencies, State and local governments, and fire services throughout the United States, and making copies of the master list compiled available upon request to interested private organizations and individuals

Adherence to Fire Safety Guidelines in Establishing Rates and Discounts for Lodging Expenses

(a) Studies or surveys conducted for the purposes of establishing per diem rates for lodging expenses shall be limited to places of public accommodation that meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. The provisions shall not apply with respect to studies and surveys that are conducted in any jurisdiction that is not a State as defined by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974(b) The Administrator of the General Services Administration may not include in any directory which lists lodging accommodations any hotel, motel, or other place of public accommodation that does not meet the requirements of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974(c) The Administrator of General Services Administration shall include in each Handicapped directory which lists lodging accommodations a description of the persons, access and safety devices, including appropriate emergency alerting devices, which each listed place of public accommodation provides for guests who are hearing impaired or visually or physically handicapped(d) The Administrator of General Services Administration may take any additional actions the Administrator determines appropriate to encourage employees traveling on official business to stay at places of public accommodation that meet the requirement of the fire prevention and control guidelines described in the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

Establishment of Approved Accommodations Percentage for Federal Agencies

(a) Approved Accommodations Percentage —

Prohibiting Federal Funding of Conferences Held at Non-Certified Places of Public Accommodation

(a) In General —(b) Waiver —(c) Notice Requirements —