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The bill officially names the Blue Ridge Music Center after Rick Boucher, offering modest local recognition and potential tourism benefits while creating small administrative costs and the possibility of local disagreement over the honoree.
Local visitors and the Blue Ridge Music Center gain a permanent name honoring Rick Boucher, which can increase recognition and modestly boost local tourism and economic activity in the surrounding rural communities.
Federal agencies, state and local governments, contractors, and the public will have consistent federal records and maps using a single official name, reducing confusion when referencing the site.
Local community members and stakeholders may experience disagreement or friction because naming federal property after an individual can prompt disputes over who should be honored.
Taxpayers, federal agencies, and government contractors may incur small administrative costs to update signs, maps, websites, and official documents to reflect the new name.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Officially names the Blue Ridge Music Center outdoor amphitheater in Galax, VA the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater" and makes that the name used in all federal records.
Designates the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater." It requires that any federal law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record referring to that amphitheater be understood to use the new name.
Official title: Designate the outdoor amphitheater at the Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax, Virginia, as the "Rick Boucher Amphitheater".
Introduced March 3, 2025 by Mark R. Warner · Last progress March 3, 2025