[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6077 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6077

  To designate the Rachel Carson Nature Trail, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 2012

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the Rachel Carson Nature Trail, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rachel Carson Nature Trail 
Designation Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that Rachel Carson--
            (1) was born on May 27, 1907, on a farm in Springdale, 
        Pennsylvania, graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's 
        degree in biology from the Pennsylvania College for Women 
        (later Chatham College), and was awarded a full scholarship 
        that enabled her to obtain a master's degree in marine zoology 
        from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore;
            (2) was a world-renowned environmental scientist, writer, 
        and educator;
            (3) worked as a writer, editor, and ultimately Editor-in-
        Chief for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's publications 
        department;
            (4) published the groundbreaking book Silent Spring in 
        September 1962, which was translated into more than a dozen 
        foreign languages and inspired the environmental movement;
            (5) used the National Park Service's Glover Archbold Park 
        in the District of Columbia for her observations and study of 
        nature and the environment;
            (6) accomplished much of her professional work at the 
        United States Department of the Interior in the District of 
        Columbia;
            (7) performed research on pesticides, the findings of which 
        were sustained by a Science Advisory Committee appointed during 
        President John F. Kennedy's administration, and resulted in 
        State legislatures enacting pesticide-regulating legislation;
            (8) was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and 
        Letters and received many other honors;
            (9) passed away on April 14, 1964, in Silver Spring, 
        Maryland; and
            (10) leaves a rich legacy that will continue to benefit 
        present and future generations well beyond the 50th anniversary 
        of Silent Spring in September 2012.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF THE RACHEL CARSON TRAIL.

    (a) Designation.--The trail located in Glover Archbold Park in the 
District of Columbia from Canal Road to Van Ness Street, designated by 
the National Park Service as Reservation 351 and 450, shall be 
designated and known as the ``Rachel Carson Nature Trail''.
    (b) Reference.--Any reference in any law, regulations, document, 
record, map, paper, or other record of the United States to the trail 
referred to in subsection (a) is deemed to be a reference to the 
``Rachel Carson Nature Trail''.
    (c) Signage.--The Secretary of the Interior shall post signs on or 
near the Rachel Carson Nature Trail that include one or more of the 
following:
            (1) Information on Rachel Carson and her contributions to 
        the environmental movement.
            (2) Images of Rachel Carson.
            (3) References to Rachel Carson's efforts to educate others 
        about the importance of environmental protection, conservation, 
        and sustainability.
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