Reconciliation in Place Names Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names to advise the Board on Geographic Names with regard to renaming geographic features with offensive place names. The board shall rename a geographic feature with an offensive name in accordance with a recommendation of the committee unless the board determines that (1) there is a compelling reason and substantial public interest in rejecting the recommendation, or (2) approving the recommendation would violate federal law. The board shall accept or reject a recommendation within three years of receiving the recommendation.
Advisory bodiesDepartment of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationU.S. historyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Reconciliation in Place Names Act
USA117th CongressS-2400| Senate
| Updated: 7/20/2021
Reconciliation in Place Names Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names to advise the Board on Geographic Names with regard to renaming geographic features with offensive place names. The board shall rename a geographic feature with an offensive name in accordance with a recommendation of the committee unless the board determines that (1) there is a compelling reason and substantial public interest in rejecting the recommendation, or (2) approving the recommendation would violate federal law. The board shall accept or reject a recommendation within three years of receiving the recommendation.
Advisory bodiesDepartment of the InteriorExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingLand use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trailsRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationU.S. historyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats