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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4494 

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 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Historic Site Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 

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

8 (1) James and Mary Pinchot constructed a 

9 home and estate that is known as Grey Towers in 

10 Milford, Pennsylvania. 
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1 (2) James and Mary Pinchot were also the pro2 genitors of a family of notable accomplishment in 

3 the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

4 and the Nation, in particular, their son, Gifford Pin5 chot. 

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

7 Forest Service, a major influence in formulating and 

8 implementing forest conservation policies in the early 

9 20th Century, and twice Governor of Pennsylvania. 

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

11 Gifford Pinchot used Grey Towers and the environs 

12 to establish scientific forestry, to develop conserva13 tion leaders, and to formulate conservation prin14 ciples, thus making this site one of the primary 

15 birthplaces of the American conservation movement. 

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

17 Gifford and Cornelia Pinchot, donated Grey Towers 

18 and 102 acres to the Nation. 

19 (6) In 1963, President John F. Kennedy dedi20 cated the Pinchot Institute for Conservation ‘‘for the 

21 greater knowledge of land and its uses’’ at Grey 

22 Towers National Historic Landmark, thereby estab23 lishing a partnership between the public and private 

24 sectors. 
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1 (7) Grey Towers today is a place of historical 

2 significance where leaders in natural resource con3 servation meet, study, and share ideas, analyses, val4 ues, and philosophies, and is also a place where the 

5 public can learn and appreciate our conservation 

6 heritage. 

7 (8) As established by President Kennedy, the 

8 Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and the Forest 

9 Service at Grey Towers operate through an estab10 lished partnership in developing and delivering pro11 grams that carry on Gifford Pinchot’s conservation 

12 legacy. 

13 (9) Grey Towers and associated structures in 

14 and around Milford, Pennsylvania, can serve to en15 hance regional recreational and educational opportu16 nities. 

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol18 lows: 

19 (1) To honor and perpetuate the memory of 

20 Gifford Pinchot. 

21 (2) To promote the recreational and educational 

22 resources of Milford, Pennsylvania, and its environs. 

23 (3) To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture— 
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1 (A) to further the scientific, policy anal2 ysis, educational, and cultural programs in nat3 ural resource conservation at Grey Towers; 

4 (B) to manage the property and environs 

5 more efficiently and effectively; and 

6 (C) to further collaborative ties with the 

7 Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and other 

8 Federal, State, and local agencies with shared 

9 interests. 

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

11 (1) ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES.—The term ‘‘As12 sociated Properties’’ means lands and improvements 

13 outside of the Grey Towers National Historic Land14 mark within Pike County, Pennsylvania, and which 

15 were associated with James and Mary Pinchot, the 

16 Yale School of Forestry, or the Forest Service. 

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

18 means the buildings and surrounding area of ap19 proximately 303 acres, including the 102 acres do20 nated in 1963 to the United States and so des21 ignated that year. 

22 (3) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ 

23 means the Grey Towers National Historic Site, as so 

24 designated by this Act. 
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1 (4) PINCHOT INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Pinchot 

2 Institute’’ means the Pinchot Institute for Conserva3 tion, a nonprofit corporation established under the 

4 laws of the District of Columbia. 

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

6 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

7 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 

8 Subject to valid existing rights, all lands and im9 provements formerly encompassed within the Grey Towers 

10 National Historic Landmark are designated as the ‘‘Grey 

11 Towers National Historic Site’’. 

12 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

13 (a) PURPOSES.—The Historic Site shall be adminis14 tered for the following purposes: 

15 (1) Education, public demonstration projects, 

16 and research related to natural resource conserva17 tion, protection, management, and use. 

18 (2) Leadership development within the natural 

19 resource professions and the Federal civil service. 

20 (3) Continuing Gifford Pinchot’s legacy through 

21 pursuit of new ideas, strategies, and solutions to 

22 natural resource issues that include economic, eco23 logical, and social values. 
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1 (4) Preservation, use, and maintenance of the 

2 buildings, grounds, facilities, and archives associated 

3 with Gifford Pinchot. 

4 (5) Study and interpretation of the life and 

5 works of Gifford Pinchot. 

6 (6) Public recreation and enjoyment. 

7 (7) Protection and enjoyment of the scenic and 

8 natural environs. 

9 (b) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary shall admin10 ister federally owned lands and interests in lands at the 

11 Historic Site and Associated Properties as components of 

12 the National Forest System in accordance with this Act 

13 and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Sys14 tem, except that the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re15 sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600, et seq.) 

16 shall not apply. 

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

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

19 exchange, or otherwise, privately owned lands and inter20 ests in lands, including improvements, within the Historic 

21 Site and the Associated Properties, using donated or ap22 propriated funds. 

23 (d) GIFTS.— 

24 (1) ACCEPTED BY ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE

25 SECRETARY.—Subject to such terms and conditions 
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1 as the Secretary may prescribe, any public or private 

2 agency, organization, institution, or individual may 

3 solicit, accept, and administer private gifts of money 

4 and real or personal property for the benefit of, or 

5 in connection with, the activities and services at the 

6 Historic Site. 

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

8 be accepted by the Secretary for the benefit of, or 

9 in connection with, the activities and services at the 

10 Historic Site notwithstanding the fact that a donor 

11 conducts business with or is regulated by the De12 partment of Agriculture in any capacity. 

13 SEC. 5. COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES. 

14 (a) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE

15 AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into 

16 agreements for grants, contracts, and cooperative agree17 ments as appropriate with the Pinchot Institute, public 

18 and other private agencies, organizations, institutions, and 

19 individuals to provide for the development, administration, 

20 maintenance, or restoration of land, facilities, or Forest 

21 Service programs at Grey Towers or to otherwise further 

22 the purposes of this Act. 

23 (b) INTERDEPARTMENTAL.—The Secretary and the 

24 Secretary of the Interior are authorized and encouraged 

25 to cooperate in promoting public use and enjoyment of 
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1 Grey Towers and the Delaware Water Gap National 

2 Recreation Area and in otherwise furthering the adminis3 tration and purposes for which both areas were des4 ignated. Such cooperation may include colocation and use 

5 of facilities within Associated Properties and elsewhere. 

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

7 grounds and facilities of Grey Towers by the Pinchot In8 stitute and other participating partners including Federal, 

9 State, and local agencies, on such terms and conditions 

10 as the Secretary may prescribe, including the waiver of 

11 special use authorizations and the waiver of rental and use 

12 fees. 

13 SEC. 6. FUNDS. 

14 (a) FEES AND CHARGES.—The Secretary may im15 pose reasonable fees and charges for admission to and use 

16 of facilities on Grey Towers. 

17 (b) SPECIAL FUND.—Any monies received by the 

18 Forest Service in administering Grey Towers shall be de19 posited into the Treasury of the United States and covered 

20 in a special fund called the Grey Towers National Historic 

21 Site Fund. Monies in the Grey Towers National Historic 

22 Site Fund shall be available until expended, without fur23 ther appropriation, for support of programs of Grey Tow24 ers, and any other expenses incurred in the administration 

25 of Grey Towers. 
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1 (c) USE OF FUNDS; FUNDRAISING.—Funds gen2 erated at Grey Towers shall be retained for the enhance3 ment of the Historic Site and furtherance of its programs. 

4 Generation of such funds shall be secondary to the mission 

5 of Grey Towers administration and fund-raising activities 

6 shall be compatible with the purposes for which Grey Tow7 ers is administered. 

8 SEC. 7. PINCHOT INSTITUTE. 

9 (a) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—In order to facilitate 

10 and promote the purposes of Grey Towers and the Pinchot 

11 Institute, Federal employees may participate in the activi12 ties of the Pinchot Institute and serve in nonsalaried ca13 pacities, including as members of the Board of Directors, 

14 notwithstanding their status as Federal employees. 

15 (b) ASSISTANCE.—In furtherance of the purposes of 

16 this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations 

17 or monies in the Grey Towers National Historic Site 

18 Fund, the Secretary may provide financial assistance for 

19 the operations of the Pinchot Institute. 

20 SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISION. 

21 Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to diminish the 

22 authorities of the Secretary under the Cooperative For23 estry Assistance Act or any other law pertaining to the 

24 National Forest System. 

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