Bill · S. 1279· Senate(119-S-1279)
A bill to redesignate the Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park as the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center.
Age: 82 years
Maine
- Introduced
- 4/3/2025
- Last activity
- 4/3/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Angus King
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 0
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes to change the name of the Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park. The new name would be the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center. This change applies to the current center in Bar Harbor, Maine, as well as any future primary visitor center built to replace it. All existing laws, maps, and official records will be updated to reflect this new designation.
Yes
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+1
The bill updates the designation of a visitor center within a national park.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Updated Official Records: The bill ensures that any reference in a law, map, or document is updated to the new name, which provides clarity for official records (Section 1, subsection b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+1
- 4/3/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine