This bill designates the USPS facility at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, as the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office. In addition, Section 1(b) requires that any reference in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, or other records to the facility be treated as referencing the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office.
The measure does not include funding provisions or changes to USPS operations; it is a ceremonial designation that affects naming and record-keeping rather than postal logistics.
At a Glance
What It Does
Designates the Patagonia USPS facility at 100 North Taylor Lane as the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office. It also requires that references to the facility in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records reflect the new name.
Who It Affects
USPS personnel at the Patagonia facility, federal agencies referencing the facility, and local residents who rely on the Patagonia post office.
Why It Matters
Creates an official ceremonial designation tied to Jim Kolbe’s legacy and ensures consistent naming across federal records, reducing ambiguity in official documents.
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What This Bill Actually Does
HB4164 designates a specific United States Postal Service facility as the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office, located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona. The designation is formalized in Section 1(a), which states that the USPS property will be known by the memorial name.
Section 1(b) extends the effect of the designation to all references in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and other records, ensuring that the named status appears consistently across the federal corpus.
There are no provisions in the bill for funding, changes to USPS operations, or alterations to service. The act is ceremonial in nature, focusing on naming and recordkeeping rather than altering postal policy or resources.
This kind of designation is a routine, non-operational action that communities occasionally pursue to honor notable local figures and preserve historical links between a place and its public institutions.In sum, the bill is a targeted naming measure for a single federal facility. It does not expand or modify postal functions; instead, it aligns official records with the commemorative designation, limiting its impact to branding and documentation across government records.
The Five Things You Need to Know
The bill designates the Patagonia USPS facility at 100 North Taylor Lane as the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office.
Section 1(a) formally names the facility as the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office.
Section 1(b) requires that any reference to the facility in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, or records be treated as referring to the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office.
No funding, budgetary changes, or operational modifications are included in the bill.
The designation applies to a single federal facility located in Patagonia, Arizona.
Section-by-Section Breakdown
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Designation of Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office
Section 1(a) designates the United States Postal Service facility at 100 North Taylor Lane, Patagonia, Arizona, as the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office, making the naming official for all purposes within federal recognition. This is a ceremonial designation tied to a specific building and does not alter USPS operations or funding.
References to the designated facility
Section 1(b) provides that any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jim Kolbe Memorial Post Office. This ensures consistency across federal records and signage, preventing fragmentation of the facility’s official identity.
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Who Benefits
- Jim Kolbe’s family and Arizona community, recognizing Kolbe’s ties to the region and preserving his legacy in a public landmark.
- Patagonia residents and USPS customers, who gain a clearly named local post office and a recognizable community marker.
- USPS facility staff and management, benefiting from standardized signage and branding alignment across federal records.
- Local officials and community organizations in Patagonia that benefit from clear, permanent naming tied to the community’s identity.
Who Bears the Cost
- Minimal signage updates at the Patagonia facility to reflect the official name change.
- Administrative tasks for updating internal and external references across federal maps, databases, and documents.
- Potential, but unlikely, confusion during the transition period as records are updated to reflect the new designation.
Key Issues
The Core Tension
Ceremonial naming honors local history while requiring federal-level record updates and signage changes, creating a small administrative burden without corresponding policy or funding changes.
The bill is a ceremonial naming act, so it creates no new policy obligations, funding, or operational changes for the Postal Service. The primary policy question is administrative: updating signage and cross-references to ensure uniform naming across federal documents.
While these updates are routine, they do entail minor costs and coordination across agencies to reprint or revise maps, regulations, and official records.
A practical tension arises from the need to balance local memorialization with the administrative overhead of updating federal references. In the absence of any programmatic changes, the designation hinges on a branding and recordkeeping effect rather than a policy shift.
The measure also implicitly reinforces the authority of Congress to designate official names for federal facilities, which can be invoked in similar future actions.
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