Sponsor
Anna Luna
Representative · R-FL
Representative · R-FL
The bill would add a presidential figure at Mount Rushmore and assign the Interior/NPS responsibility to implement it—potentially boosting local tourism—while creating legal, environmental, and unfunded resource risks for Tribal nations, nearby communities, taxpayers, and park operations.
Visitors and local businesses in the Mount Rushmore region would see an added presidential figure, which could increase tourism and related local revenue.
The bill directs the Department of the Interior/National Park Service to take a specific action, clarifying which federal agency is responsible for implementation.
Tribal nations and nearby communities could face legal and public disputes over altering the Black Hills, provoking controversy and potential litigation.
Altering a national memorial risks environmental and conservation harm to the site and surrounding lands, affecting local ecosystems and land stewardship.
The bill could increase costs to taxpayers if federal funds are used for planning or construction, because no appropriation is specified.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Directs the Interior/NPS to arrange carving a figure of President Donald J. Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to arrange for the carving of the figure of President Donald J. Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Anna Luna · Last progress January 28, 2025
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to arrange for carving a figure of President Donald J. Trump on the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The mandate requires planning and arrangement activity by the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service but does not specify funding, a timeline, or detailed conditions for the work.