Summary
This EO states, “It is in the national interest to promote the extraordinary heritage of our Nation and ensure future generations of American citizens celebrate the legacy of our American heroes.” Within seven days of the date of this order, each agency head with authority to appoint members to the Board on Geographic Names (Board) shall review their respective appointees and consider replacing those appointees in accordance with applicable law.
Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior shall reinstate the name Mount McKinley. As such, within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of the Interior shall take all appropriate actions to rename as the “Gulf of America” the U.S. continental shelf area bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and extending to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba in the area formerly named as the Gulf of Mexico.
