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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grey Towers National 
Historic Site Act of 2004’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES; DEFINITIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) James and Mary Pinchot constructed a home 
and estate that is known as Grey Towers in Milford, 
Pennsylvania. 
(2) James and Mary Pinchot were also the pro-
genitors of a family of notable accomplishment in the 
history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the 
Nation, in particular, their son, Gifford Pinchot. 
(3) Gifford Pinchot was the first Chief of the 
Forest Service, a major influence in formulating and 
implementing forest conservation policies in the early 
20th Century, and twice Governor of Pennsylvania. 
(4) During the early 20th century, James and 
Gifford Pinchot used Grey Towers and the environs to 
establish scientific forestry, to develop conservation 
leaders, and to formulate conservation principles, thus 
making this site one of the primary birthplaces of the 
American conservation movement. 
(5) In 1963, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, the son of 
Gifford and Cornelia Pinchot, donated Grey Towers 
and 102 acres to the Nation.
(6) In 1963, President John F. Kennedy dedi-
cated the Pinchot Institute for Conservation ‘‘for the 
greater knowledge of land and its uses’’ at Grey Tow-
ers National Historic Landmark, thereby establishing 
a partnership between the public and private sectors. 
(7) Grey Towers today is a place of historical 
significance where leaders in natural resource con-
servation meet, study, and share ideas, analyses, val-
ues, and philosophies, and is also a place where the 
public can learn and appreciate our conservation her-
itage. 
(8) As established by President Kennedy, the 
Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and the Forest 
Service at Grey Towers operate through an estab-
lished partnership in developing and delivering pro-
grams that carry on Gifford Pinchot’s conservation 
legacy. 
(9) Grey Towers and associated structures in 
and around Milford, Pennsylvania, can serve to en-
hance regional recreational and educational opportu-
nities. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To honor and perpetuate the memory of Gif-
ford Pinchot.
(2) To promote the recreational and educational 
resources of Milford, Pennsylvania, and its environs. 
(3) To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture— 
(A) to further the scientific, policy analysis, 
educational, and cultural programs in natural 
resource conservation at Grey Towers; 
(B) to manage the property and environs 
more efficiently and effectively; and 
(C) to further collaborative ties with the 
Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and other 
Federal, State, and local agencies with shared 
interests. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES.—The term ‘‘Asso-
ciated Properties’’ means lands and improvements 
outside of the Grey Towers National Historic Land-
mark within Pike County, Pennsylvania, and which 
were associated with James and Mary Pinchot, the 
Yale School of Forestry, or the Forest Service. 
(2) GREY TOWERS.—The term ‘‘Grey Towers’’ 
means the buildings and surrounding area of ap-
proximately 303 acres, including the 102 acres do-
nated in 1963 to the United States and so designated 
that year.
(3) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ 
means the Grey Towers National Historic Site, as so 
designated by this Act. 
(4) PINCHOT
INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Pinchot 
Institute’’ means the Pinchot Institute for Conserva-
tion, a nonprofit corporation established under the 
laws of the District of Columbia. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 
Subject to valid existing rights, all lands and improve-
ments formerly encompassed within the Grey Towers Na-
tional Historic Landmark are designated as the ‘‘Grey 
Towers National Historic Site’’. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The Historic Site shall be adminis-
tered for the following purposes: 
(1) Education, public demonstration projects, 
and research related to natural resource conservation, 
protection, management, and use. 
(2) Leadership development within the natural 
resource professions and the Federal civil service. 
(3) Continuing Gifford Pinchot’s legacy through 
pursuit of new ideas, strategies, and solutions to nat-