Sponsor
Harriet Hageman
Representative · R-WY
Representative · R-WY
The bill standardizes and formalizes a local landmark name—boosting local recognition and reducing federal naming confusion—while imposing only modest administrative costs and risking some local controversy over the political nature of the renaming.
Residents of the local Wyoming community and visitors gain formal recognition of a local landmark under a new name, which can boost local pride and may increase tourism and related economic activity.
Federal agencies, mapmakers, and other official users get a clear legal directive to use the new name, reducing future naming confusion in official materials and maps.
Some members of the local community may view renaming a public facility after a political figure as partisan or controversial, potentially causing local disagreement or reduced community cohesion.
Federal agencies will incur minor 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 to the Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and updates federal references and the establishing statute to reflect 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." It directs that all existing federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records that refer to the prior name be treated as referring to the new name and updates the language of the earlier statute establishing the center to use the new name.