To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill renames the Christiansted Bandstand at Christiansted National Historic Site in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, for Peter G. Thurland, Sr. It also directs that federal legal and documentary references use the new name. The reported version removes the introduced historical findings about Thurland's musical, Navy, craft, and community-band service, and renumbers the designation and legal-reference sections. The legal-reference paragraph still refers to the bandstand in section 2 even though the designation has moved to section 1; that retained cross-reference creates a drafting ambiguity. The measure makes no new recreation grant, transfers no land, and changes no operating or access rules.
Who Benefits and How
St. Croix residents and community musicians benefit from official recognition of Thurland's contribution to the bandstand and local musical life. Christiansted National Historic Site visitors gain a named commemorative connection to that history. Federal records users benefit from the intended continuity between the former and new facility names, subject to the reported cross-reference ambiguity.
Who Bears the Burden and How
National Park Service site administrators and federal records staff must use the designation in future administration and may face costs for signs, publications, maps, and visitor information. Legal staff may need to resolve the inaccurate section reference in applying the records clause. No separate funding is authorized for these changes.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Christiansted Bandstand to be known as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand.
- Requires federal references to be read using the new bandstand name.
- Amends the document structure by removing historical findings and renumbering the operative sections.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Designate the Christiansted Bandstand in St. Croix as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand and carry the designation through federal records.
Key Policy Areas
Public Lands, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Designate the Christiansted Bandstand in St. Croix as the Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand and carry the designation through federal records.
Policy Domains
To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the "Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand".
Identified Gains
- St. Croix residents
- Community musicians
- Christiansted National Historic Site visitors
Identified Costs
- National Park Service site administrators
- Federal records staff
- Federal legal staff
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5566-5567)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "facility"
- → Christiansted Bandstand at Christiansted National Historic Site
- "administrator"
- → National Park Service
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