S.22-4.38: Avoiding Confusing Maps Act (PASSED)

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AVOIDING CONFUSING MAPS ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that no State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region shall be changed by the Atlasian Board on Geographic Names without the express consent of the Southern Region.

2. Accordingly, no Regional, State, or local public funds shall be expended:

A. To acquire or provide any textbook, map, atlas, teaching materials, or library book that identifies a State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region with a name other than that recognized by Regional law;

B. To fund activities by any club, organization, entity, or non-profit that identifies identifies a State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region with a name other than that recognized by Regional law. This provision shall not apply to the neutral processing of assembly or events permits; or

C. To draft, prepare, or distribute any report or other public document that identifies identifies a State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region with a name other than that recognized by Regional law.

3. This act shall take effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.

Sponsor: fhtagn

[Mr. Reactionary]

To promote clarity and stability in maps and cartography, this limits public funding for maps that change longstanding place names and replace them with woke names.

[fhtagn]

Motioning for a final vote. 24 hours for objections.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

No objection. Splendid stuff.

[fhtagn]

A final vote on this bill is now open for 72 hours, or until 24 hours after this has enough votes to pass or fail, or until everybody votes, whichever occurs soonest.

[fhtagn]

Aye

[reagente]

aye

[UlmerFudd]

aye

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Aye

[RFayette]

aye

[fhtagn]

The bill now passes and awaits gubernatorial action.

Aye: 5
Nay:0
Present: 0
Not voting: 0

AVOIDING CONFUSING MAPS ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that no State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region shall be changed by the Atlasian Board on Geographic Names without the express consent of the Southern Region.

2. Accordingly, no Regional, State, or local public funds shall be expended:

A. To acquire or provide any textbook, map, atlas, teaching materials, or library book that identifies a State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region with a name other than that recognized by Regional law;

B. To fund activities by any club, organization, entity, or non-profit that identifies identifies a State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region with a name other than that recognized by Regional law. This provision shall not apply to the neutral processing of assembly or events permits; or

C. To draft, prepare, or distribute any report or other public document that identifies identifies a State, County, City, Town, administrative district, river, lake, or other body of water, mountain, forest, or other political or geographic place name in the territorial boundaries of the Southern Region with a name other than that recognized by Regional law.

3. This act shall take effect ten (10) days after the date of passage.