I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1259 
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 
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 section 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; and 
(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. 
(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. 
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(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 
(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.). 
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