Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Common Sense Postal Delivery Restoration Act of 2016”.
Common Sense Postal Delivery Restoration Act of 2016
A BILL
To direct the United States Postal Service to limit the use of centralized mail delivery for certain residential housing units, to prevent the taking of private property from homeowners, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Limitation on centralized delivery
In general— In the case of a residential housing unit described in subsection (b), the United States Postal Service—
may not require centralized delivery, including the use of cluster boxes, for the unit; and
shall establish curbside delivery for such unit.
Residential housing unit— A residential housing unit under this section is a unit of residential housing covered by section 631.3 of the Postal Operations Manual (as in effect on April 5, 2012) that—
before April 5, 2012, held all required permits and approvals for construction issued by the applicable local government;
would have been eligible for curbside delivery had the unit been constructed before April 5, 2012; and
was not approved to receive such delivery as of April 5, 2012.
Sec. 3 Definitions
In this Act:
Centralized delivery— The term centralized delivery means a primary mode of mail delivery whereby mail receptacles of a number of delivery points are grouped or clustered at a single location.
Curbside delivery— The term curbside delivery means a primary mode of mail delivery whereby a mail receptacle is situated at the edge of a sidewalk abutting a road or curb, at a road, or at a curb, and can be served by a letter carrier from a motorized vehicle.