39 U.S.C. § 5401 — Authorization
submitted 56 years ago by Pub. L. 91-375 to r/title-39-POSTAL-SERVICE · 70 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes the Postal Service to transport mail safely and quickly by aircraft and to issue consistent rules for that transportation.
(a) The Postal Service may provide for safe and fast transportation of mail by aircraft.
(b) Except as section 5402 provides otherwise, the Postal Service may issue rules, regulations, and orders needed for that transportation if they are consistent with part A of subtitle VII of title 49 and with the Secretary of Transportation’s orders, rules, and regulations under that part.
The Postal Service is authorized to provide for the safe and expeditious transportation of mail by aircraft.
Except as otherwise provided in section 5402 of this title, the Postal Service may make such rules, regulations, and orders consistent with part A of subtitle VII of title 49, or any order, rule, or regulation made by the Secretary of Transportation thereunder, as may be necessary for such transportation.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(g)(3), Oct. 4, 1984, 98 Stat. 1707; Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(k)(3), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1375.)
- 1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-375 · 84 Stat. 772
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-443 · 98 Stat. 1707
- 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-272 · 108 Stat. 1375
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-375 on 1970-08-12.
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