To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill is a facility redesignation measure for the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming. It changes the center's legal name to the Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, deems every federal law, map, regulation, document, paper, or record reference to the old name to refer to the new name, and amends Public Law 105-290 to insert the new name. It does not create a new park unit or funding program; the practical effect is federal recognition, signage and records work, and a commemorative association between the existing interpretive center and former Representative Barbara L. Cubin.
Who Benefits and How
National Park Service staff benefit from clear statutory authority for using the new facility name in records and public-facing materials. Casper tourism organizations benefit from national attention to the renamed historic trails center. Museum visitors benefit from clearer interpretive and commemorative context when federal materials explain the renamed center. Barbara L. Cubin supporters benefit from formal congressional recognition tied to a Wyoming public-history site.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal records staff must update laws, maps, regulations, documents, and other references to the center. National Park Service signage managers must handle public-facing name changes at the Casper facility. Federal taxpayers bear modest administrative and signage costs associated with the renaming. The existing center staff must manage the transition without receiving a new operating program in the bill.
Key Provisions
- Provides the new Barbara L. Cubin name for the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.
- Requires federal references to the old center name to be treated as references to the new name.
- Amends Public Law 105-290 to insert the new facility name.
- Limits the bill to naming and records effects rather than new program authority.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Provides that the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, will be known as the Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and updates federal references accordingly.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Historic Sites, Commemoration
Primary Purpose
Provides that the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, will be known as the Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center and updates federal references accordingly.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- National Park Service staff
- Casper tourism organizations
- Museum visitors
- Barbara L. Cubin supporters
Identified Costs
- Federal records staff
- National Park Service signage managers
- Federal taxpayers
- Existing center staff
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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