I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2504 
To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2011 
Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. HIMES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. 
COURTNEY, and Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State 
of Connecticut, 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 ‘‘Coltsville National His-
torical Park Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘city’’ means the city of 
Hartford, Connecticut. 
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(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Coltsville National Historical Park Advi-
sory Commission established by subsection 6(a). 
(3) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
District’’ means the Coltsville Historic District. 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Coltsville National Historical Park—Proposed 
Boundary’’, numbered T25/102087, and dated May 
11, 2010. 
(5) PARK.—The term ‘‘park’’ means the 
Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of 
Connecticut. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Connecticut. 
SEC. 3. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
there is established in the State a unit of the Na-
tional Park System to be known as the ‘‘Coltsville 
National Historical Park’’. 
(2) CONDITIONS
FOR
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
park shall not be established until the date on which 
the Secretary determines that— 
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(A) the Secretary has acquired by donation 
sufficient land or an interest in land within the 
boundary of the park to constitute a manage-
able unit; 
(B) the State, city, or private property 
owner, as appropriate, has entered into a writ-
ten agreement with the Secretary to donate at 
least 10,000 square feet of space in the East 
Armory which would include facilities for park 
administration and visitor services; 
(C) the Secretary has entered into a writ-
ten agreement with the State, city, or other 
public entity, as appropriate, providing that— 
(i) land owned by the State, city, or 
other public entity within the Coltsville 
Historic District shall be managed con-
sistent with this section; and 
(ii) future uses of land within the his-
toric district shall be compatible with the 
designation of the park and the city’s pres-
ervation ordinance; and 
(D) the Secretary has reviewed the finan-
cial resources of the owners of private and pub-
lic property within the boundary of the pro-
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posed park to ensure the viability of the park 
based on those resources. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The park shall include and pro-
vide appropriate interpretation and viewing of the fol-
lowing sites, as generally depicted on the map: 
(1) The East Armory. 
(2) The Church of the Good Shepherd. 
(3) The Caldwell/Colt Memorial Parish House. 
(4) Colt Park. 
(5) The Potsdam Cottages. 
(6) Armsmear. 
(7) The James Colt House. 
(c) COLLECTIONS.—The Secretary shall enter into a 
written agreement with the State of Connecticut State Li-
brary, Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Colt Trust, or other 
public entities, as appropriate, to gain appropriate access 
to Colt-related artifacts for the purposes of having items 
routinely on display in the East Armory or within the park 
as determined by the Secretary as a major function of the 
visitor experience. 
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 
the park in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; and 
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(2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System, including— 
(A) the National Park Service Organic Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 
(B) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
461 et seq.). 
(b) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 
this Act enlarges, diminishes, or modifies any authority 
of the State, or any political subdivision of the State (in-
cluding the city)— 
(1) to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction; or 
(2) to carry out State laws (including regula-
tions) and rules on non-Federal land located within 
the boundary of the park. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate to carry out this Act, the Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
the owner of any property within the Coltsville His-
toric District or any nationally significant properties 
within the boundary of the park, under which the 
Secretary may identify, interpret, restore, rehabili-
tate, and provide technical assistance for the preser-
vation of the properties. 
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(2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—A cooperative agree-
ment entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide 
that the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the National Park Service, shall have the right of 
access at all reasonable times to all public portions 
of the property covered by the agreement for the 
purposes of— 
(A) conducting visitors through the prop-
erties; and 
(B) interpreting the properties for the pub-
lic. 
(3) CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS.—No changes 
or alterations shall be made to any properties cov-
ered by a cooperative agreement entered into under 
paragraph (1) unless the Secretary and the other 
party to the agreement agree to the changes or al-
terations. 
(4) CONVERSION, USE, OR
DISPOSAL.—Any 
payment by the Secretary under this subsection shall 
be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, 
or disposal of a project for purposes contrary to the 
purposes of this section, as determined by the Sec-
retary, shall entitle the United States to reimburse-
ment in an amount equal to the greater of— 
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