Sponsor
Harriet Hageman
Representative · R-WY
Representative · R-WY
The bill formally renames a local landmark—giving the community recognition and clearer official naming—at the cost of modest federal update expenses and a risk of local partisan controversy.
Wyoming residents and local visitors gain formal recognition of a local landmark under the new name, which can boost community pride and modestly increase tourism to the rural area.
Federal agencies and mapmakers receive a clear legal directive to use the new name, reducing future naming confusion in official materials and on maps.
Some community members and stakeholders may view renaming a public facility after a political figure as partisan or controversial, risking local disagreement or division.
Federal agencies will face minor one-time administrative costs to update signs, publications, databases, and maps to reflect the new name.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Renames the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, WY, 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, to the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center." It also directs that all federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records that refer to the center by its old name will be treated as referring to the new name and updates the statutory text of the original authorizing law to use the new name. The change is purely nominal and administrative: it does not create new programs, change funding, or alter operations of the center beyond updating references and signage in federal materials.