Title 39 — Postal ServiceRelease 119-73not60
§2901 Definitions
Title 39 › Part III— MODERNIZATION AND FISCAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 29— PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › § 2901
Summary
Gives meanings for three terms used here. Excess property: postal property the Postal Service no longer needs. Postal property: anything the Postal Service owns or leases. Underutilized property: postal land or buildings (including improvements) used only part-time or only in part for postal programs.
Full Legal Text
Title 39, §2901
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In this chapter:
(1)The term “excess property” means any postal property that the Postal Service determines is not required to meet the needs or responsibilities of the Postal Service.
(2)The term “postal property” means any property owned or leased by the Postal Service.
(3)The term “underutilized property” means a portion or the entirety of any real property that is postal property, including any improvements, that is used—
(A)irregularly or intermittently by the Postal Service for program purposes of the Postal Service; or
(B)for program purposes that can be satisfied only with a portion of the property.
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Citation
39 U.S.C. § 2901
Title 39 — Postal Service
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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