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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. 
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.
(A) to further the scientific, policy anal-
ysis, educational, and cultural programs in nat-
ural 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 ‘‘As-
sociated 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 des-
ignated 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 im-
provements formerly encompassed within the Grey Towers 
National 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 conserva-
tion, 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 
natural resource issues that include economic, eco-
logical, and social values.
(4) Preservation, use, and maintenance of the 
buildings, grounds, facilities, and archives associated 
with Gifford Pinchot. 
(5) Study and interpretation of the life and 
works of Gifford Pinchot. 
(6) Public recreation and enjoyment. 
(7) Protection and enjoyment of the scenic and 
natural environs. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister federally owned lands and interests in lands at the 
Historic Site and Associated Properties as components of 
the National Forest System in accordance with this Act 
and the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Sys-
tem, except that the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600, et seq.) 
shall not apply. 
(c) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary is authorized 
to acquire, on a willing seller basis, by purchase, donation, 
exchange, or otherwise, privately owned lands and inter-
ests in lands, including improvements, within the Historic 
Site and the Associated Properties, using donated or ap-
propriated funds. 
(d) GIFTS.— 
(1) ACCEPTED BY ENTITIES OTHER THAN THE 
SECRETARY.—Subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary may prescribe, any public or private 
agency, organization, institution, or individual may 
solicit, accept, and administer private gifts of money 
and real or personal property for the benefit of, or 
in connection with, the activities and services at the 
Historic Site. 
(2) ACCEPTED BY THE SECRETARY.—Gifts may 
be accepted by the Secretary for the benefit of, or 
in connection with, the activities and services at the 
Historic Site notwithstanding the fact that a donor 
conducts business with or is regulated by the De-
partment of Agriculture in any capacity. 
SEC. 5. COOPERATIVE AUTHORITIES. 
(a) 
GRANTS, 
CONTRACTS, 
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary is authorized to enter into 
agreements for grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments as appropriate with the Pinchot Institute, public 
and other private agencies, organizations, institutions, and 
individuals to provide for the development, administration, 
maintenance, or restoration of land, facilities, or Forest 
Service programs at Grey Towers or to otherwise further 
the purposes of this Act. 
(b) INTERDEPARTMENTAL.—The Secretary and the 
Secretary of the Interior are authorized and encouraged 
to cooperate in promoting public use and enjoyment of
Grey Towers and the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area and in otherwise furthering the adminis-
tration and purposes for which both areas were des-
ignated. Such cooperation may include colocation and use 
of facilities within Associated Properties and elsewhere. 
(c) OTHER.—The Secretary may authorize use of the 
grounds and facilities of Grey Towers by the Pinchot In-
stitute and other participating partners including Federal, 
State, and local agencies, on such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary may prescribe, including the waiver of 
special use authorizations and the waiver of rental and use 
fees. 
SEC. 6. FUNDS. 
(a) FEES AND CHARGES.—The Secretary may im-
pose reasonable fees and charges for admission to and use 
of facilities on Grey Towers. 
(b) SPECIAL FUND.—Any monies received by the 
Forest Service in administering Grey Towers shall be de-
posited into the Treasury of the United States and covered 
in a special fund called the Grey Towers National Historic 
Site Fund. Monies in the Grey Towers National Historic 
Site Fund shall be available until expended, without fur-
ther appropriation, for support of programs of Grey Tow-
ers, and any other expenses incurred in the administration 
of Grey Towers.
(c) USE
OF FUNDS; FUNDRAISING.—Funds gen-
erated at Grey Towers shall be retained for the enhance-
ment of the Historic Site and furtherance of its programs. 
Generation of such funds shall be secondary to the mission 
of Grey Towers administration and fund-raising activities 
shall be compatible with the purposes for which Grey Tow-
ers is administered. 
SEC. 7. PINCHOT INSTITUTE. 
(a) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—In order to facilitate 
and promote the purposes of Grey Towers and the Pinchot 
Institute, Federal employees may participate in the activi-
ties of the Pinchot Institute and serve in nonsalaried ca-
pacities, including as members of the Board of Directors, 
notwithstanding their status as Federal employees. 
(b) ASSISTANCE.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations 
or monies in the Grey Towers National Historic Site 
Fund, the Secretary may provide financial assistance for 
the operations of the Pinchot Institute. 
SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to diminish the 
authorities of the Secretary under the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act or any other law pertaining to the 
National Forest System. 
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