A bill to redesignate the Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park as the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center.
This bill would rename the Hulls Cove Visitor Center at Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine, to the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center. It applies to the current Hulls Cove Visitor Center and to any successor building that serves as the park’s primary visitor center after the bill’s enactment. All references in laws, maps, regulations, and other official records to the Hulls Cove Visitor Center would be treated as references to the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center. The legislation does not authorize funding or alter park operations; its effect is limited to designation and corresponding branding in official documents and signage. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Senators King and Collins and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. It does not propose changes to management or funding for Acadia National Park beyond the renaming.
Key Points
- 1Redesignation: The Hulls Cove Visitor Center will be officially renamed the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center.
- 2Scope of designation: Applies to the current Hulls Cove Visitor Center and to any later successor building that serves as the park’s primary visitor center after enactment.
- 3References updated: Any reference in laws, maps, regulations, documents, or other records to the Hulls Cove Visitor Center will be treated as referencing the George J. Mitchell Visitor Center.
- 4Funding/operations: The bill does not include new funding or changes to how the park is run; branding and signage updates would be handled within existing resources.
- 5Honorary naming: The designation honors George J. Mitchell, a prominent Maine figure and longtime U.S. Senator (the bill itself does not detail biographical background, but naming conventions imply official recognition).