he Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is pivotal in mitigating harmful algal blooms.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has restored over 250,000 acres of habitat.
Great Lakes Restoration Stamp
In order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to funding for the operations supported by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, as described under the fourth undesignated paragraph under the heading
Administrative Provisions, Environmental Protection Agency in Public Law 111–88 (123 Stat. 2938; commonly known as the
Interior Department and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010), the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (referred to in this Act as the
Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp) in accordance with the provisions of this section.
The Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp shall be offered at a cost equal to the cost of mailing a letter weighing 1 ounce or less at the nonautomation single-piece first-ounce letter rate, in effect at the time of purchase, plus a differential of not less than 25 percent.
Other terms and conditions
The issuance and sale of the Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under such section, subject to subsection (b) and the following:
Disposition of proceeds
All amounts becoming available from the sale of the Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp shall be transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency for the purpose of funding the operations of the Initiative described in subsection (a), through payments which shall be made at least twice a year.
Proceeds not to be offset
In accordance with section 416(d)(4) of such title 39, amounts becoming available from the sale of the Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp (as so determined) shall not be taken into account in any decision relating to the level of appropriations or other Federal funding to be furnished in any year to the Initiative identified in subsection (a).
The Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period of at least 5 years, beginning no later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Stamps issued under this Act shall depict images of each of the five Great Lakes.
The Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp shall not be subject to, or taken into account for purposes of applying, any limitation under section 416(e)(1)(C) of such title 39.
For purposes of this Act, the term semipostal stamp refers to a stamp described in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code.