The Down East Remembrance Act officially designates several specific creeks by name based on their geographic coordinates for use in all federal records.
Thom Tillis
Senator
NC
The Down East Remembrance Act officially designates six specific creeks in the region with new names, such as Noah Styron Creek and Hunter Parks Creek, based on their precise geographic coordinates. This legislation ensures that all federal laws, maps, and official records must use these newly assigned names for these waterways.
Down East Remembrance Act Officially Renames Six Creeks Using Exact Coordinates, Standardizing Federal Maps
The newly introduced Down East Remembrance Act is a straightforward piece of legislation focused entirely on standardizing the names of specific waterways. It doesn’t change a single regulation, tax rate, or federal program; it simply puts six new, official names on the map for six creeks located in the Down East region.
The Administrative Cleanup Crew
This bill, laid out in Section 2, uses highly specific latitude and longitude coordinates to pinpoint six distinct creeks. Once those coordinates are identified, the bill assigns a new, permanent name. For example, the waterway found at 34°59'49.33" N, 76°8'42.11" W is now officially designated as Noah Styron Creek. This process is repeated for five other creeks, assigning names like Hunter Parks Creek, Kole McInnis Creek, and Jacob Taylor Creek.
What This Means for Official Records
The real punch of this bill is purely administrative. Section 2 dictates that once these names are official, every federal law, document, map, and record that refers to these creeks must use the new names. Think of it as a mandatory update for every government cartographer, regulator, and agency that deals with these waterways. If the Coast Guard is talking about navigation, or the EPA is tracking water quality, they must now use the names specified in this Act.
Real-World Impact: Standardization, Not Regulation
For most people—whether you’re commuting to work, running a small business, or just paying taxes—this change is invisible. It’s an administrative cleanup that ensures consistency. If you happen to be a local fisherman, boater, or property owner in the area, the change means that the names used on official federal charts and documents will finally match the new designations. The bill is extremely precise (low vagueness) thanks to the use of exact coordinates, so there’s no confusion about which creek is which. This is the kind of policy work that ensures government records are accurate and standardized, which is helpful for everyone who relies on federal data, even if it’s just a map on a phone app.