This bill officially designates the United States Postal Service facility at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the Paul Piperato Post Office Building.
Michael Lawler
Representative
NY-17
This bill officially designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building." This action ensures the facility will be known by this name in all official federal records and documents moving forward.
Haverstraw Post Office Gets New Name: Facility Renamed for Paul Piperato
This bill is the definition of administrative housekeeping. It doesn’t change your postage rates, it won’t speed up your package delivery, and it certainly won’t affect how you track that new gadget you ordered. What it does is simple: it formally renames a single facility operated by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Specifically, this legislation designates the USPS facility located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the “Paul Piperato Post Office Building.” That’s the whole ballgame. The bill mandates that from now on, any official federal law, map, regulation, or document referencing this location must use the new name. It’s a clean, one-shot deal.
The Naming Game: What Changes on Main Street?
If you live or work in Haverstraw, you might notice the new name on official correspondence or maybe a plaque on the building itself. For the USPS, this means updating their internal records, maps, and databases to reflect the new designation (Sec. 1). Think of it like updating the address book for one specific entry. While it's a minor change, it requires federal agencies—from the Census Bureau to the IRS, if they ever needed to reference the specific building—to adopt the new nomenclature.
Real-World Impact: The Administrative Shift
For the average person dropping off mail or picking up a package, the change is purely ceremonial. Your mail carrier isn’t getting a new route, and the hours of operation aren't changing. This type of legislation is generally about honoring a specific individual who had a significant connection to the community or the postal service itself. It’s a way of cementing a legacy into the physical landscape of the town.
Since the bill is entirely focused on this single naming convention, there are no complex policy implications, regulatory burdens, or financial costs passed down to consumers or businesses. It’s a straightforward administrative update that ensures federal records are consistent with the new, officially recognized name of the building.