Pennsylvania Act 2023-6 — REPRESENTATIVE GARTH EVERETT MUNCY ACCESS AREA - DESIGNATION

Act text

An Act

Designating the boat access located on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, as the Representative Garth Everett Muncy Access Area.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Representative Garth Everett Muncy Access Area.

(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) Garth David Everett was born January 28, 1954, in Montoursville.

(2) After graduating from The Pennsylvania State University in 1976, Representative Everett served as a navigator in the United States Air Force for more than 20 years before retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1997.

(3) After he graduated from The Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School in 2000, Representative Everett worked as a solicitor for municipalities in Lycoming County.

(4) In 2007, he was elected to the House of Representatives by the 84th district and remained their representative until his retirement in 2020.

(5) Representative Everett championed the creation of a new boat access area to replace the previous one on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County.

(6) Sadly, on January 28, 2023, he passed away after a courageous battle against cancer on his 69th birthday.

(7) Although he never got to see the boat access area completed, the memory of his dedication to his community will be remembered when the access area opens later in 2023.

(b) Designation.--The boat access, identified as the boat access on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County, is designated the Representative Garth Everett Muncy Access Area.

(c) Signs.--The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the boat access.

Section 2. Effective date.

This act shall take effect in 60 days.