What This Bill Does
This bill gives official names to six creeks in North Carolina. These creeks are named to honor people who died in a plane crash in Carteret County, North Carolina.
Who It Affects
This bill affects how the six creeks in North Carolina are officially named and referred to in government documents, maps and records.
Key Provisions
• Noah Styron Creek is officially designated at a specific location in North Carolina (Sec. 2(a))
• Hunter Parks Creek is officially designated at a specific location in North Carolina (Sec. 2(b))
• Kole McInnis Creek is officially designated at a specific location in North Carolina (Sec. 2(c))
• Stephanie Fulcher Creek is officially designated at a specific location in North Carolina (Sec. 2(d))
• Jacob Taylor Creek is officially designated at a specific location in North Carolina (Sec. 2(e))
• Daily Shepherd Creek is officially designated at a specific location in North Carolina (Sec. 2(f))
• All government references to these creeks in laws, regulations, documents, records, maps or papers must use the new designated names (Sec. 2(g))
What Changes
The six creeks named in this bill will have official names recognized by all United States government agencies, documents and maps.
Important Definitions
None defined.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 941
To designate six creeks in North Carolina in honor of the lives lost in
a plane crash in Carteret County, North Carolina, on February 13,
2022, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. ROSS, Mrs.
FOUSHEE, Ms. FOXX, Ms. MANNING, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BISHOP of North
Carolina, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. EDWARDS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr.
NICKEL, and Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To designate six creeks in North Carolina in honor of the
lives lost in a plane crash in Carteret County, North
Carolina, on February 13, 2022, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Down East Remem-
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brance Act’’.
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•HR 941 IH
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CREEKS.
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(a) NOAH STYRON CREEK.—The creek located at
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latitude 34°59’49.33’’ N, longitude 76°8’42.11’’ W, shall
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be known and designated as ‘‘Noah Styron Creek’’.
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(b) HUNTER PARKS CREEK.—The creek located at
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latitude 34°57’52.85’’ N, longitude 76°11’11.25’’ W, shall
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be known and designated as ‘‘Hunter Parks Creek’’.
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(c) KOLE MCINNIS CREEK.—The creek located at
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latitude 34°57’46.30’’ N, longitude 76°11’18.18’’ W, shall
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be known and designated as ‘‘Kole McInnis Creek’’.
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(d) STEPHANIE FULCHER CREEK.—The creek lo-
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cated at latitude 34°57’38.08’’ N, longitude 76°11’31.18’’
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W, shall be known and designated as ‘‘Stephanie Fulcher
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Creek’’.
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(e) JACOB TAYLOR CREEK.—The creek located at
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latitude 34°52’43.45’’ N, longitude 76°17’41.49’’ W, shall
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be known and designated as ‘‘Jacob Taylor Creek’’.
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(f) DAILY SHEPHERD CREEK.—The creek located at
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latitude 34°52’28.26’’ N, longitude 76°17’43.20’’ W, shall
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be known and designated as ‘‘Daily Shepherd Creek’’.
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(g) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
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tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United
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States to a creek described in this section shall be consid-
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ered a reference to that creek as it is designated under
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this section.
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