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S 1567 111th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Endangered and threatened species Government trust funds Postal service Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009

Introduced: August 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Sep 8, 2009
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Aug 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Aug 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009 - Requires the United States Postal Service to issue and sell, at a premium, a Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp.

Requires proceeds from the sale of such stamp to be: (1) transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to help fund the operations supported by the Multinational Species Conservation Funds; and (2) divided equally among the African Elephant Conservation Fund, the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund. Prohibits such proceeds from being taken into account in any decision relating to the level of appropriations or other federal funding to be furnished to the USFWS or such Funds.

Requires the stamp to: (1) be made available to the public for at least five years; and (2) depict images of flagship multinational species.

What's happening now September 8, 2009

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

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