Sponsor
Carol Devine Miller
Representative · R-WV
Representative · R-WV
The bill formally names a playground to honor West Virginia children and families affected by childhood cancer, improving local recognition and naming consistency but imposing minor update costs and creating a longer formal name that may be awkward in everyday use.
Visitors and nearby West Virginia communities will see the playground formally honored as recognizing children and families affected by childhood cancer, increasing local awareness and community support.
Park staff, state and federal agencies, and map/brochure producers will have a clear, uniform official name to use in signage and materials, reducing confusion and improving consistency in communications.
Federal and park agencies (and ultimately taxpayers) will incur minor costs to update signage, maps, websites, and printed materials to reflect the new name.
Visitors and staff may find the longer formal name cumbersome or awkward for signage and informal reference, potentially causing inconsistent usage during the transition.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Renames the primary Grandview-area playground in New River Gorge National Park to "Hearts of Gold Playground" and directs federal references to use the new name.
Official title: To redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer".
Introduced May 19, 2026 by Carol Devine Miller · Last progress May 19, 2026
Redesignates the primary playground south of the amphitheater in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (West Virginia) as "Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer." It also directs that any federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other records that refer to the playground will be treated as referring to the new name.