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Union Calendar No. 396 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4494 

[Report No. 108–652] 

To designate the Grey Towers National Historic Site in the Commonwealth 

of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 2, 2004 

Mr. SHERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 2, 2004] 

A BILL 

To designate the Grey Towers National Historic Site in 

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grey Towers National 

3 Historic Site Act of 2004’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

6 (1) James and Mary Pinchot constructed a home 

7 and estate that is known as Grey Towers in Milford, 

8 Pennsylvania. 

9 (2) James and Mary Pinchot were also the pro10 genitors of a family of notable accomplishment in the 

11 history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the 

12 Nation, in particular, their son, Gifford Pinchot. 

13 (3) Gifford Pinchot was the first Chief of the 

14 Forest Service, a major influence in formulating and 

15 implementing forest conservation policies in the early 

16 20th Century, and twice Governor of Pennsylvania. 

17 (4) During the early 20th century, James and 

18 Gifford Pinchot used Grey Towers and the environs to 

19 establish scientific forestry, to develop conservation 

20 leaders, and to formulate conservation principles, thus 

21 making this site one of the primary birthplaces of the 

22 American conservation movement. 

23 (5) In 1963, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, the son of 

24 Gifford and Cornelia Pinchot, donated Grey Towers 

25 and 102 acres to the Nation. 
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1 (6) In 1963, President John F. Kennedy dedi2 cated the Pinchot Institute for Conservation ‘‘for the 

3 greater knowledge of land and its uses’’ at Grey Tow4 ers National Historic Landmark, thereby establishing 

5 a partnership between the public and private sectors. 

6 (7) Grey Towers today is a place of historical 

7 significance where leaders in natural resource con8 servation meet, study, and share ideas, analyses, val9 ues, and philosophies, and is also a place where the 

10 public can learn and appreciate our conservation her11 itage. 

12 (8) As established by President Kennedy, the 

13 Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and the Forest 

14 Service at Grey Towers operate through an estab15 lished partnership in developing and delivering pro16 grams that carry on Gifford Pinchot’s conservation 

17 legacy. 

18 (9) Grey Towers and associated structures in 

19 and around Milford, Pennsylvania, can serve to en20 hance regional recreational and educational opportu21 nities. 

22 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol23 lows: 

24 (1) To honor and perpetuate the memory of Gif25 ford Pinchot. 
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1 (2) To promote the recreational and educational 

2 resources of Milford, Pennsylvania, and its environs. 

3 (3) To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture— 

4 (A) to further the scientific, policy analysis, 

5 educational, and cultural programs in natural 

6 resource conservation at Grey Towers; 

7 (B) to manage the property and environs 

8 more efficiently and effectively; and 

9 (C) to further collaborative ties with the 

10 Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and other 

11 Federal, State, and local agencies with shared 

12 interests. 

13 (c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act: 

14 (1) ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES.—The term ‘‘Asso15 ciated Properties’’ means lands and improvements 

16 outside of the Grey Towers National Historic Land17 mark within Pike County, Pennsylvania, and which 

18 were associated with James and Mary Pinchot, the 

19 Yale School of Forestry, or the Forest Service. 

20 (2) GREY TOWERS.—The term ‘‘Grey Towers’’ 

21 means the buildings and surrounding area of ap22 proximately 303 acres, including the 102 acres do23 nated in 1963 to the United States and so designated 

24 that year. 
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1 (3) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ 

2 means the Grey Towers National Historic Site, as so 

3 designated by this Act. 

4 (4) PINCHOT INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Pinchot 

5 Institute’’ means the Pinchot Institute for Conserva6 tion, a nonprofit corporation established under the 

7 laws of the District of Columbia. 

8 (5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

10 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

11 Subject to valid existing rights, all lands and improve12 ments formerly encompassed within the Grey Towers Na13 tional Historic Landmark are designated as the ‘‘Grey 

14 Towers National Historic Site’’. 

15 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

16 (a) PURPOSES.—The Historic Site shall be adminis17 tered for the following purposes: 

18 (1) Education, public demonstration projects, 

19 and research related to natural resource conservation, 

20 protection, management, and use. 

21 (2) Leadership development within the natural 

22 resource professions and the Federal civil service. 

23 (3) Continuing Gifford Pinchot’s legacy through 

24 pursuit of new ideas, strategies, and solutions to nat-
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1 ural resource issues that include economic, ecological, 

2 and social values. 

3 (4) Preservation, use, and maintenance of the 

4 buildings, grounds, facilities, and archives associated 

5 with Gifford Pinchot. 

6 (5) Study and interpretation of the life and 

7 works of Gifford Pinchot. 

8 (6) Public recreation and enjoyment. 

9 (7) Protection and enjoyment of the scenic and 

10 natural environs. 

11 (b) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary shall admin12 ister federally owned lands and interests in lands at the 

13 Historic Site and Associated Properties as components of 

14 the National Forest System in accordance with this Act, 

15 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. and other laws generally applicable 

16 to the administration of national historic sites, and the 

17 laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the National For18 est System, except that the Forest and Rangeland Renew19 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600, et 

20 seq.) shall not apply. 

21 (c) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is authorized 

22 to acquire, on a willing seller basis, by purchase, donation, 

23 exchange, or otherwise, privately owned lands and interests 

24 in lands, including improvements, within the Historic Site 
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1 and the Associated Properties, using donated or appro2 priated funds. 

3 (d) GIFTS.— 

4 (1) ACCEPTED BY ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE

5 SECRETARY.—Subject to such terms and conditions as 

6 the Secretary may prescribe, any public or private 

7 agency, organization, institution, or individual may 

8 solicit, accept, and administer private gifts of money 

9 and real or personal property for the benefit of, or in 

10 connection with, the activities and services at the His11 toric Site. 

12 (2) ACCEPTED BY THE SECRETARY.—Gifts may 

13 be accepted by the Secretary for the benefit of, or in 

14 connection with, the activities and services at the His15 toric Site notwithstanding the fact that a donor con16 ducts business with or is regulated by the Department 

17 of Agriculture in any capacity. 

18 SEC. 5. COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES. 

19 (a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREE20 MENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into agree21 ments for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements as 

22 appropriate with the Pinchot Institute, public and other 

23 private agencies, organizations, institutions, and individ24 uals to provide for the development, administration, main25 tenance, or restoration of land, facilities, or Forest Service 
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1 programs at Grey Towers or to otherwise further the pur2 poses of this Act. 

3 (b) INTERDEPARTMENTAL.—The Secretary and the 

4 Secretary of the Interior are authorized and encouraged to 

5 cooperate in promoting public use and enjoyment of Grey 

6 Towers and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 

7 Area and in otherwise furthering the administration and 

8 purposes for which both areas were designated. Such co9 operation may include colocation and use of facilities with10 in Associated Properties and elsewhere. 

11 (c) OTHER.—The Secretary may authorize use of the 

12 grounds and facilities of Grey Towers by the Pinchot Insti13 tute and other participating partners including Federal, 

14 State, and local agencies, on such terms and conditions as 

15 the Secretary may prescribe, including the waiver of special 

16 use authorizations and the waiver of rental and use fees. 

17 SEC. 6. FUNDS. 

18 (a) FEES AND CHARGES.—The Secretary may impose 

19 reasonable fees and charges for admission to and use of fa20 cilities on Grey Towers. 

21 (b) SPECIAL FUND.—Any monies received by the For22 est Service in administering Grey Towers shall be deposited 

23 into the Treasury of the United States and covered in a 

24 special fund called the Grey Towers National Historic Site 

25 Fund. Monies in the Grey Towers National Historic Site 
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1 Fund shall be available until expended, without further ap2 propriation, for support of programs of Grey Towers, and 

3 any other expenses incurred in the administration of Grey 

4 Towers. 

5 SEC. 7. MAP. 

6 The Secretary shall produce and keep for public in7 spection a map of the Historic Site and associated prop8 erties within Pike County, Pennsylvania, which were asso9 ciated with James and Mary Pinchot, the Yale School of 

10 Forestry, or the Forest Service. 

11 SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISION. 

12 Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to diminish the 

13 authorities of the Secretary under the Cooperative Forestry 

14 Assistance Act or any other law pertaining to the National 

15 Forest System. 
Union Calendar No. 396 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4494 

[Report No. 108–652] 

A BILL 

To designate the Grey Towers National Historic 

for other purposes. Site in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and 

SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,