To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill addresses a local postal and tax-allocation problem in Virginia. Fairlawn is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County that shares ZIP Codes with the independent city of Radford. Because Virginia independent cities are separate from surrounding counties and have separate revenue distribution practices, electronic-commerce sales tax collected from Fairlawn is often misallocated to Radford. The bill states that Fairlawn should be eligible for a separate ZIP Code and requires USPS, within 180 days of enactment, to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn.
Who Benefits and How
Fairlawn residents benefit because a unique ZIP Code can make their community easier to identify for mail, commerce, and tax allocation. Pulaski County tax administrators benefit because electronic-commerce sales tax tied to Fairlawn is less likely to be misallocated to Radford. Fairlawn businesses benefit from a clearer postal identity separate from the neighboring independent city. Online retailers shipping to Fairlawn benefit from a more precise address identifier for tax and delivery systems.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The United States Postal Service must designate and implement a unique Fairlawn ZIP Code within 180 days. Radford tax administrators may lose sales-tax revenue that had been misallocated from Fairlawn electronic-commerce transactions. E-commerce tax software providers must update location and ZIP-code mapping if the new code is issued. Mailers serving Fairlawn must adjust address databases and customer records.
Key Provisions
- Requires USPS to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia within 180 days.
- Recognizes that Fairlawn's shared ZIP Codes can misallocate electronic-commerce sales tax to Radford.
- Uses Virginia's independent-city revenue structure as the reason a unique postal identifier matters.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia within 180 days to reduce misallocation of electronic-commerce sales tax revenue to the independent city of Radford.
Key Policy Areas
Postal Service, Local Government, Tax Administration
Primary Purpose
Directs the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia within 180 days to reduce misallocation of electronic-commerce sales tax revenue to the independent city of Radford.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Fairlawn residents
- Pulaski County tax administrators
- Fairlawn businesses
- Online retailers shipping to Fairlawn
Identified Costs
- United States Postal Service
- Radford tax administrators
- E-commerce tax software providers
- Mailers serving Fairlawn
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Pulaski County tax administrators, Radford tax administrators, United States Postal Service
Positive-direction: Pulaski County tax administrators
Negative-direction: Radford tax administrators, United States Postal Service
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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