§ 5212. — Special contracts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 39USC5212]
TITLE 39--POSTAL SERVICE
PART V--TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL
CHAPTER 52--TRANSPORTATION OF MAIL BY SURFACE CARRIER
Sec. 5212. Special contracts
The Postal Service may enter into special contracts with any carrier
or person, without advertising, for bids and for periods not in excess
of 4 years. It may contract to pay lower rates or compensation or, where
in its judgment conditions warrant, higher rates or compensation than
those determined or fixed by the Board. The fact that the Board has not
prescribed rates or compensation for the carrier involved, under section
5207 of this title, shall not preclude execution of a contract under
this section. Such contracts may be negotiated only after reasonable
notice has been posted in advance in post offices on the post roads to
be served, and other carriers or persons have been given an opportunity
to offer to negotiate for the transportation of mail.
(Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 771; Pub. L. 104-88, title III,
Sec. 307(14), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 946.)
Amendments
1995--Pub. L. 104-88 substituted ``Board'' for ``Commission'' in two
places.
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-88 effective Jan. 1, 1996, see section 2 of
Pub. L. 104-88, set out as an Effective Date note under section 701 of
Title 49, Transportation.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5208 of this title.
