Federal · Title 39 — Postal Service

39 U.S.C. § 2902: Property management

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shall maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for postal property; shall develop current and future workforce projections so as to have the capacity to assess the needs of the Postal Service workforce regarding the use of property; establishes goals and policies that will lead to the reduction of excess property and underutilized property in the inventory of the Postal Service; adopts workplace practices, configurations, and management techniques that can achieve increased levels of productivity and decrease the need for real property assets; assesses leased space to identify space that is not fully used or occupied; develops recommendations on how to address excess capacity at Postal Service facilities without negatively impacting mail delivery; and develops recommendations on ensuring the security of mail processing operations; and conduct an inventory of postal property that is real property; and the date on which the Postal Service first occupied the property; the size of the property in square footage and acreage; the geographical location of the property, including an address and description; the extent to which the property is being utilized; the actual annual operating costs associated with the property; the total cost of capital expenditures associated with the property; the number of postal employees, contractor employees, and functions housed at the property; the extent to which the mission of the Postal Service is dependent on the property; and the estimated amount of capital expenditures projected to maintain and operate the property over each of the next 5 years after the date of enactment of this chapter. Nothing in subsection (a)(4)(B) shall be construed to require the Postal Service to obtain an appraisal of postal property.

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