HJR133 Summary

• Urges the United States Postal Service to cease efforts requiring centralized mailbox units in new residential developments and instead encourage individualized curbside delivery boxes.

• Cites Postal Operations Manual Part 631.32 which governs curbside delivery to individual boxes in detached residential developments.

• Contends that centralized box units are costlier to install and maintain, less convenient to access, more prone to mail damage or loss, create security concerns, and detract aesthetically from developments compared to individualized curbside delivery.

• Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Postmaster General, the Board of Governors of USPS, and the Vice President for Southern Area Operations of USPS.

• Adopted by the Alabama House on February 8, 2018 and by the Senate on February 13, 2018.