Sponsor
Harriet Hageman
Representative · R-WY
Representative · R-WY
The bill standardizes the landmark's name—giving local recognition and reducing federal naming confusion—at the cost of modest federal administrative updates and potential local controversy over the renaming.
Federal agencies, mapmakers, and other official users get a clear legal directive to adopt a single new name for the landmark, reducing future confusion in federal records, maps, and publications.
Local residents and visitors in Wyoming gain formal recognition of the landmark under its new name, which can modestly boost community pride and local tourism interest.
Federal agencies and related entities will incur minor administrative costs to update signs, publications, databases, and maps to reflect the new name.
Residents and stakeholders in the community may see the renaming as partisan or controversial, creating local disagreement or political tension.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Renames the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and updates all federal references to the new name.
Official title: To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".
Introduced February 27, 2025 by Harriet Hageman · Last progress February 27, 2025
Renames the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and directs that all federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records that refer to the prior name be treated as referring to the new name. It also updates the language in the public law that established the center to reflect the new name.