Sponsor
Stacey E. Plaskett
Representative · D-VI
Representative · D-VI
The bill ceremonially names a bandstand to honor a local figure and preserve heritage while creating no policy or funding changes but imposing small administrative costs to update signage and records.
Residents and visitors of the U.S. territory where the bandstand is located will have a formally named bandstand, preserving local heritage and honoring Peter G. Thurland, Sr.
Local and federal administrative bodies will incur minor costs and staff time to update signage and official records, with taxpayers or local budgets potentially covering negligible expenses.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Officially names the Christiansted National Historic Site bandstand also as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand and requires federal references to use that name.
Designates the bandstand at Christiansted National Historic Site in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, with the official name “Christiansted Bandstand” and additionally as the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand.” It requires that all federal laws, regulations, documents, records, maps, and other papers that refer to that bandstand be treated as referring to the “Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand.” The name change takes effect upon enactment and applies across all federal publications and instruments so future and existing references use the designated name.
Official title: To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
Introduced March 26, 2026 by Stacey E. Plaskett · Last progress September 15, 2026