Public Law 90–15

the portion of section 2103(a), title 39, United States Code, which precedes paragraph (2) thereof is amended to read as follows:

“(a)“(a)

Whenever the Postmaster General determines after consultation with the Administrator of General Services, that it is not desirable or feasible to construct a postal facility under the provisions of the

73 Stat. 479.

Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended (40 U.S.C. 601–615), the Postmaster General, in addition to the authority conferred upon him by section 2102 of this title may—

“(1)“(1)

negotiate and enter into lease agreements which do not bind the Government for periods exceeding thirty years, on such terms as the Postmaster General deems to be in the best interest of the United States, for the erection by the lessor of special-purpose post office buildings on lands sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the Postmaster General to or otherwise acquired by, the lessor;”.

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Section 2103, title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:

“(d)“(d)

As used in this section the term ‘special purpose post office building’ means a building which has the following characteristics:

“(1)“(1)

it is situated in a particular geographical location to make it convenient for processing mail;

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“(2)“(2)

it is designed in a particular configuration to make it convenient for processing mail; and

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“(3)“(3)

it is not readily usable or convertible to use as a general-purpose office building.

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“(e)“(e)

At least thirty days prior to entering into a lease agreement under this section or under section 2102 of this title for a special purpose post office building having gross floor space exceeding twenty thousand square feet, the Postmaster General shall transmit to the Committee on Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives a report which includes a full and complete statement concerning the need for such an agreement and the facts relating to the proposed transaction.

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“(f)“(f)

A statement in the lease agreement that the requirements of subsections (d) and (e) have been met, or that the lease agreement is not subject to these subsections, is conclusive.”

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The text of section 2109, title 39, United States Code, is amended

Time limitation.

80 Stat. 882.

to read as follows: “Agreements may not be entered into under sections 2104 and 2105 of this title after July 22, 1964, and under section 2103 after June 30, 1972.”