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Union Calendar No. 290 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1259 

[Report No. 113–391] 

To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 19, 2013 

Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 

HIMES, and Ms. ESTY) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Natural Resources 

APRIL 1, 2014 

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 March 19, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State 

of Connecticut, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Coltsville National His5 torical Park Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 For the purposes of this Act: 

8 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the city of 

9 Hartford, Connecticut. 

10 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

11 District’’ means the Coltsville Historic District. 

12 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti13 tled ‘‘Coltsville National Historical Park—Proposed 

14 Boundary’’, numbered T25/102087, and dated May 

15 11, 2010. 

16 (4) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the 

17 Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of 

18 Connecticut. 

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

20 the Secretary of the Interior. 

21 (6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

22 of Connecticut. 

23 SEC. 3. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

2 there is established in the State a unit of the National 

3 Park System to be known as the ‘‘Coltsville National 

4 Historical Park’’. 

5 (2) CONDITIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—The 

6 park shall not be established until the date on which 

7 the Secretary determines that— 

8 (A) the Secretary has acquired by donation 

9 sufficient land or an interest in land within the 

10 boundary of the park to constitute a manageable 

11 unit; 

12 (B) the State, city, or private property 

13 owner, as appropriate, has entered into a writ14 ten agreement with the Secretary to donate at 

15 least 10,000 square feet of space in the East Ar16 mory which would include facilities for park ad17 ministration and visitor services; 

18 (C) the Secretary has entered into a written 

19 agreement with the State, city, or other public 

20 entity, as appropriate, providing that and 

21 owned by the State, city, or other public entity 

22 within the Coltsville Historic District shall be 

23 managed consistent with this section; and 

24 (D) prior to accepting the donation referred 

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1 viewed the plans and financial resources of the 

2 developer of the East Armory to ensure the via3 bility of the park based on those resources. 

4 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The park may include and provide 

5 appropriate interpretation and viewing of the following 

6 sites, as generally depicted on the map: 

7 (1) The East Armory. 

8 (2) The Church of the Good Shepherd. 

9 (3) The Caldwell/Colt Memorial Parish House. 

10 (4) Colt Park. 

11 (5) The Potsdam Cottages. 

12 (6) Armsmear. 

13 (7) The James Colt House. 

14 (c) WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNER.—No non-Fed15 eral property may be included in the park without the writ16 ten consent of the owner. 

17 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of19 fices of the National Park Service. 

20 (e) NOTICE.—No later than 30 days after the date on 

21 which the Secretary makes a determination under section 

22 3(a)(2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 

23 notice of the establishment of the park. 


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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer the 

3 park in accordance with— 

4 (1) this Act; and 

5 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

6 National Park System, including— 

7 (A) the National Park Service Organic Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

9 (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

10 461 et seq.). 

11 (b) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

12 this Act enlarges, diminishes, or modifies any authority of 

13 the State, or any political subdivision of the State (includ14 ing the city)— 

15 (1) to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction; or 

16 (2) to carry out State laws (including regula17 tions) and rules on non-Federal land located within 

18 the boundary of the park. 

19 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 

21 cooperative agreements to carry out this Act. 

22 (2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—A cooperative agreement 

23 entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that 

24 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na25 tional Park Service, shall have the right of access at 


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1 all reasonable times to all public portions of the prop2 erty covered by the agreement for the purposes of— 

3 (A) conducting visitors through the prop4 erties; and 

5 (B) interpreting the properties for the pub6 lic. 

7 (3) CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS.—No changes or 

8 alterations shall be made to any properties covered by 

9 a cooperative agreement entered into under para10 graph (1) unless the Secretary and the other party to 

11 the agreement agree to the changes or alterations. 

12 (4) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any pay13 ment by the Secretary under this subsection shall be 

14 subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or 

15 disposal of a project for purposes contrary to the pur16 poses of this section, as determined by the Secretary, 

17 shall entitle the United States to reimbursement in an 

18 amount equal to the greater of— 

19 (A) the amounts made available to the 

20 project by the United States; or 

21 (B) the portion of the increased value of the 

22 project attributable to the amounts made avail23 able under this subsection, as determined at the 

24 time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 

25 (5) MATCHING FUNDS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the re2 ceipt of funds under this subsection, the Sec3 retary shall require that any Federal funds made 

4 available under a cooperative agreement shall be 

5 matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. 

6 (B) FORM.—With the approval of the Sec7 retary, the non-Federal share required under 

8 subparagraph (A) may be in the form of donated 

9 property, goods, or services from a non-Federal 

10 source, fairly valued. 

11 (d) COLLECTIONS.—The Secretary may enter into a 

12 written agreement with the State of Connecticut State Li13 brary, Wadsworth Atheneum, the Colt Trust, or other public 

14 entities, as appropriate, to gain appropriate access to Colt15 related artifacts for routine display in the East Armory or 

16 within other areas of the park to enhance the visitor experi17 ence. 

18 (e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary is author19 ized to acquire land and interests in land by donation, pur20 chase with donated funds, or exchange, except that land or 

21 interests in land owned by the State or any political sub22 division of the State may be acquired only by donation. 

23 (f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC INTERPRETA24 TION.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance and 


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1 public interpretation of related historic and cultural re2 sources within the boundary of the historic district. 

3 (g) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION.—The Secretary may 

4 not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land 

5 under this Act or for the purposes of this Act. 

6 (h) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Nothing in this 

7 Act, the establishment of the park, or the management plan 

8 for the park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside 

9 of the park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or 

10 detected from areas within the park shall not preclude, 

11 limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or manage12 ment of activities or uses outside of the park. 

13 SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 fiscal years after 

15 the date on which funds are made available to carry out 

16 this Act, the Secretary shall complete a management plan 

17 for the park in accordance with— 

18 (1) section 12(b) of the National Park Service 

19 General Authorities Act; and 

20 (2) other applicable laws. 

21 (b) COST SHARE.—The management plan shall in22 clude provisions that identify costs to be shared by the Fed23 eral Government, the State, and the city, and other public 

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1 provements to, and maintenance and operations of, the 

2 park. 

3 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion of the 

4 management plan, the Secretary shall submit the manage5 ment plan to— 

6 (1) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

7 House of Representatives; and 

8 (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re9 sources of the Senate. 


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Union Calendar No. 290 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1259 

[Report No. 113–391] 

A BILL 

To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in 

the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes. 

APRIL 1, 2014 

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


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