This bill designates the USPS facility at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York as the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building. The designation is formalized in law and establishes the official name to be used in all federal records.
Subsection (b) requires that any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record to the facility be deemed to be a reference to the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building. The measure is ceremonial in nature and does not alter postal operations, funding, service levels, or governance of the facility.In short, the bill inserts a single, formal name into federal documentation for one USPS site, with no changes to how the post office is run or funded.
At a Glance
What It Does
Section 1(a) designates the USPS facility at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, NY as the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building. Section 1(b) ensures that references to the facility in law and official records reflect the new name.
Who It Affects
Affects the Holmes post office facility and its federal record-keeping; also impacts federal agencies and contractors that reference the location in maps, regulations, and documents.
Why It Matters
Establishes a uniform, formal name for a specific facility across government records, honoring a local figure without altering operations or budget.
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What This Bill Actually Does
The bill designates a single federal facility—the U.S. Postal Service building at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York—to be known officially as the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building. This designation is codified so that every federal reference to the facility uses this exact name.
Importantly, the change is ceremonial and does not affect how the post office operates, receives funding, or provides service. The scope is narrowly limited to this one facility; no other sites are covered by the measure.
In practical terms, the name will appear in laws, maps, regulations, documents, and other records. Agencies and publishers that reference the Holmes facility will need to adopt the new designation, which helps ensure consistency across official government materials.
The bill does not create new programs, alter authorities, or modify funding; its effect is to standardize naming across the federal system for this site.
The Five Things You Need to Know
The bill designates the USPS facility at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, NY as the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building.
Subsection (b) requires all references in law, maps, regulations, documents, or other records to use the new name.
The designation is ceremonial and does not change postal operations, funding, or service levels.
The official name uses Adrian 'Butch' Anderson with specific spelling and quotation marks as defined in the bill.
The scope of the designation is limited to this single facility and does not affect other post offices.
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Designation of Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building
Section 1(a) designates the USPS facility at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, NY as the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building, establishing its official nomenclature for all federal use. Section 1(b) directs that any reference in law, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other records to the facility shall be deemed a reference to the Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building, ensuring uniformity across the federal archive and related materials.
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Who Benefits
- The Holmes, NY community, including residents and local businesses, gains a formal, recognizable naming associated with the community’s history.
- USPS personnel at the Holmes facility gain clarity in signage and internal documentation, reducing ambiguity in records and communications.
- The family and supporters of Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson receive formal recognition within federal records.
- Federal agencies that reference the post office in maps, regulations, or other official materials benefit from a consistent, codified name to avoid confusion.
Who Bears the Cost
- Minimal administrative costs for USPS to update signage, databases, and reference materials.
- Local governments or vendors involved in signage updates may incur small signage production and installation costs.
- Maps publishers and archival systems may incur minor update costs to reflect the new official designation.
Key Issues
The Core Tension
Balancing the benefit of ceremonial recognition and consistency across federal records against the administrative costs and potential transitional confusion involved in updating signage and official references.
The bill is narrowly scoped and ceremonial. It does not authorize new funding, alter postal service operations, or change governance of the Holmes facility.
The primary policy question is whether symbolic naming should be codified at the federal level, given the administrative costs of updating signage and records.
A practical tension is that while the designation honors a local figure and provides consistency in references, it introduces small ongoing maintenance tasks for agencies to reflect the name in all official materials. If the name enters multiple records or databases, there is potential for transitional confusion among contractors and the public during the update cycle.
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