S. 1280119th CongressIntroduced Apr 3, 2025

Down East Remembrance Act

IntroducedPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesNarrow

Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Committees: Energy and Natural Resources Committee (primary)
Last action: Dec 9, 2025

Bottom line

This bill officially renames six creeks in Carteret County, North Carolina, to honor the victims of a 2022 plane crash, ensuring these new names are used in all official federal references.

What it actually does

This bill designates six specific creeks in Carteret County, North Carolina, with names honoring individuals lost in a plane crash on February 13, 2022. It also mandates that all future official references to these creeks in any United States law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper use the new designated names.

Section 2(a) through 2(f)

Designation of Six Creeks

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This provision designates six specific creeks in Carteret County, North Carolina, by their precise latitude and longitude coordinates. Each creek is renamed in honor of one of the six individuals who died in a plane crash on February 13, 2022. The names assigned are Noah Styron Creek, Hunter Parks Creek, Kole McInnis Creek, Stephanie Fulcher Creek, Jacob Taylor Creek, and Daily Shepherd Creek.

FOUND

This subsection mandates that any future reference in any official United States document, law, regulation, record, or map to a creek described in Section 2 shall be considered a reference to its newly designated name.

Section 2(g)

Why it matters:This is standard legislative practice to ensure consistency and legal clarity for newly designated names across all federal records and documents. It is a technical necessity rather than an attempt to obscure a controversial provision.

Case for: This provision ensures legal and administrative consistency across all federal documents and maps, preventing confusion regarding the newly designated creek names and solidifying their official status.

Case against: No significant case against; it is a technical provision designed for clarity and administrative efficiency, unlikely to generate opposition.

Estimated impact: Ensures uniform nomenclature for the six creeks in all federal records, documents, and maps, preventing potential discrepancies or outdated references.

About this analysis. AI-Generated from the official bill text and available committee reports. Gaps in available data are noted explicitly. Verify important details with the official Congress.gov record.