EXPERIMENTAL AIR MAIL ACT1 [Act of April 15, 1938, 52 Stat. 218; as amended by Act of June 23, 1938 (Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938), 52 Stat. 973; Act of July 2, 1940, Public No. 721] AN ACT To provide for experimental air-mail services to further develop safety, efficiency, and economy, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, [Sections 1 and 2 repealed by the Act of July 2, 1940, and Sections 3, 4, and 5 were amendments to the Air Mail Act of 1934.] SEC. 6 [39 U. S. C., Sup. V, 470]. Whenever he shall find it to be in the public interest, because of the nature of the terrain and the impracticability of surface transportation, the Postmaster General may award contracts for the transportation of any or all classes of mail by airplane upon star routes not over two hundred airplanemiles in length by direct flight between termini, payment for such service to be made from the appropriation for inland transportation by star routes: Provided, That all laws and regulations not in conflict with this section governing star routes shall be applicable to contracts made under the authority of this section: Provided further, That the base rate of pay which may be allowed in awarding such contracts shall not exceed 20 cents per airplane-mile for load not exceeding two hundred and fifty pounds of mail, and not exceeding 1 cent per airplane-mile for each twenty pounds of mail carried in excess of the two-hundred-and-fifty-pound limit, except that in the discretion of the Postmaster General a higher base rate of pay may be allowed in awarding contract for carrying mail over circuitous routes of less than seventy-five miles in length: And provided further, That the provisions of the Act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 933), as amended by the Act of August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 614), shall not apply to the transportation of mail under this section: And provided further, That the Postmaster General shall not award more than five contracts for the transportation of mail under the authority of this section. 1 See sec. 405 (1) of the Civil Aeronautics Act. 151 SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS IN THE TRANSPORTA TION OF MAIL IN ALASKA [Act of October 14, 1940, Public No. 856] AN ACT Authorizing special arrangements in the transportation of mail within the Territory of Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever required by the Postmaster General, any air carrier authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Authority under title IV of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 to engage in the transportation of mail in the Territory of Alaska shall, within the limits of such authorization, transport, in addition to mail on which postage shall have been paid at the rate provided by the Act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 933), as amended, any other classes of mail bearing the appropriate postage for its respective class, and the Postmaster General is authorized to require such transportation. The rates of compensation to be paid such carrier for the transportation of all mail shall be fixed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, approved June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 973). When in the opinion of the Postmaster General the needs of the Postal Service require the transportation of mail by aircraft in the Territory of Alaska, where no transportation of mail by aircraft has been authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Authority under title IV of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, the Postmaster General, notwithstanding any other provision of law, is authorized to contract for the carriage of all classes of mail bearing the appropriate postage for its respective class by aircraft after advertisement in accordance with law. The transportation of mail under contracts entered into under this Act shall not, except for sections 401 (1) and 416 (b) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, be deemed to be "air transportation" as that term is defined in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, and the rates of compensation for such transportation of mail shall not be fixed under that Act. The Postmaster General shall transmit a copy of each contract made pursuant to this Act to the Civil Aeronautics Authority at the time it is let. Any such contract shall be canceled upon the issuance by the Civil Aeronautics Authority of an authorization under said title IV of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 to any air carrier to engage in the transportation of mail by aircraft between any of the points named in such contract. That the Postmaster General in his discretion, may fix the postage for the mails carried, or any part thereof, by aircraft to, from, or within Alaska, at rates not exceeding in any case 30 cents per ounce or 15 cents per half ounce, notwithstanding any other provision of law. SEC. 2. Payment for services pursuant to contracts entered into by the Postmaster General under authority of this Act shall be made from the appropriation for star route service in Alaska. ALASKA EMERGENCY MAIL SERVICE [Act of February 21, 1925, 43 Stat. 960; as amended by Act of August 24, 1935, 49 Stat. 744; Act of August 20, 1937, 50 Stat. 725; Act of June 23, 1938 (Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938), 52 Stat. 973] AN ACT Authorizing the Postmaster General to provide emergency mail service in Alaska. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled [39 U. S. C., Sup. V, 488], That the Postmaster General may provide difficult or emergency mail service in Alaska, at a total annual cost of not exceeding $25,000, including the establishment and equipment of relay stations, in such manner as he may think advisable, without advertising therefor: Provided, That the Postmaster General, in his discretion, may fix the postage for the mails carried, or any part thereof, by aircraft to, from, or within Alaska, at rates not exceeding in any case 30 cents per ounce or 15 cents per half ounce, notwithstanding the domestic air-mail rate authorized by the Act of June 12, 1934 (39 U. S. C., 463, 1934 edition). (As amended by section 1107 (d) of the Civil Aeronautics Act.) 155 |