Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/3137

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118 STAT. 3107 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 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. (E) In 1963, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, the son of Gifford and Cornelia Pinchot, donated Grey Towers and 102 acres to the Nation. (F) In 1963, President John F. Kennedy dedicated the Pinchot Institute for Conservation for the greater knowl edge of land and its uses at Grey Towers National Historic Landmark, thereby establishing a partnership between the public and private sectors. (G) Grey Towers today is a place of historical signifi cance where leaders in natural resource conservation meet, study, and share ideas, analyses, values, and philosophies, and is also a place where the public can learn and appre ciate our conservation heritage. (H) As established by President Kennedy, the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and the Forest Service at Grey Towers operate through an established partnership in developing and delivering programs that carry on Gifford Pinchot’s conservation legacy. (I) Grey Towers and associated structures in and around Milford, Pennsylvania, can serve to enhance regional recreational and educational opportunities. (2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are as follows: (A) To honor and perpetuate the memory of Gifford Pinchot. (B) To promote the recreational and educational resources of Milford, Pennsylvania, and its environs. (C) To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture— (i) to further the scientific, policy analysis, edu cational, and cultural programs in natural resource conservation at Grey Towers; (ii) to manage the property and environs more efficiently and effectively; and (iii) to further collaborative ties with the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and other Federal, State, and local agencies with shared interests. (3) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: (A) ASSOCIATED PROPERTIES.—The term ‘‘Associated Properties’’ means lands and improvements outside of the Grey Towers National Historic Landmark within Pike County, Pennsylvania, and which were associated with James and Mary Pinchot, the Yale School of Forestry, or the Forest Service. (B) GREY TOWERS.—The term ‘‘Grey Towers’’ means the buildings and surrounding area of approximately 303 acres, including the 102 acres donated in 1963 to the United States and so designated that year. (C) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic Site’’ means the Grey Towers National Historic Site, as so designated by this Act. (D) PINCHOT INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Pinchot Institute’’ means the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the District of Columbia. John F. Kennedy. Gifford Bryce Pinchot. Cornelia Pinchot.