§ 2901. Definitions

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.

§ 2902. Property management

• (a) The Postal Service—
  • (1) shall maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for postal property;
  • (2) 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;
  • (3) may develop a 5-year management template that—
    • (A) establishes goals and policies that will lead to the reduction of excess property and underutilized property in the inventory of the Postal Service;
    • (B) adopts workplace practices, configurations, and management techniques that can achieve increased levels of productivity and decrease the need for real property assets;
    • (C) assesses leased space to identify space that is not fully used or occupied;
    • (D) develops recommendations on how to address excess capacity at Postal Service facilities without negatively impacting mail delivery; and
    • (E) develops recommendations on ensuring the security of mail processing operations; and
  • (4) if the Postal Service develops a template under paragraph (3) shall, as part of that template and on a regular basis—
    • (A) conduct an inventory of postal property that is real property; and
    • (B) publish a report that covers each property identified under subparagraph (A), similar to the USPS Owned Facilities Report and the USPS Leased Facilities Report, that includes—
      • (i) the date on which the Postal Service first occupied the property;
      • (ii) the size of the property in square footage and acreage;
      • (iii) the geographical location of the property, including an address and description;
      • (iv) the extent to which the property is being utilized;
      • (v) the actual annual operating costs associated with the property;
      • (vi) the total cost of capital expenditures associated with the property;
      • (vii) the number of postal employees, contractor employees, and functions housed at the property;
      • (viii) the extent to which the mission of the Postal Service is dependent on the property; and
      • (ix) 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.
• (b) Nothing in subsection (a)(4)(B) shall be construed to require the Postal Service to obtain an appraisal of postal property.