Sponsor
Darren Michael Soto
Representative · D-FL
Representative · D-FL
Establishes a voluntary manatee stamp to raise awareness and provide dedicated conservation funds, but the revenue is limited and unpredictable and creates modest administrative costs.
Conservation nonprofits and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service receive dedicated conservation funds from sales of a manatee stamp.
Taxpayers and the general public can directly support manatee protection through voluntary stamp purchases for at least two years.
Featuring the manatee on a widely distributed USPS product increases public awareness of manatee conservation.
Funding for manatee conservation depends on voluntary stamp purchases, producing unpredictable and potentially limited revenue for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation programs.
Stamp program implementation and marketing create small administrative costs for USPS that are ultimately borne by taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires USPS to issue a Manatee Semipostal Stamp and directs stamp surcharge proceeds to USFWS for manatee and habitat conservation.
Requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue a “Manatee Semipostal Stamp” within 12 months of enactment and keep it available for sale for at least two years. Net proceeds from stamp sales are transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to support conservation of manatees and their habitat in the United States.
Official title: To provide for the issuance of a Manatee Semipostal Stamp.
Introduced January 23, 2025 by Darren Michael Soto · Last progress January 23, 2025