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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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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. 
(2) HISTORIC
DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 
District’’ means the Coltsville Historic District. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Coltsville National Historical Park—Proposed 
Boundary’’, numbered T25/102087, and dated May 
11, 2010. 
(4) 
PARK.—The 
term 
‘‘park’’ 
means 
the 
Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of 
Connecticut. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Connecticut. 
SEC. 3. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
there is established in the State a unit of the National 
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— 
(A) the Secretary has acquired by donation 
sufficient land or an interest in land within the 
boundary of the park to constitute a manageable 
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 Ar-
mory which would include facilities for park ad-
ministration and visitor services; 
(C) the Secretary has entered into a written 
agreement with the State, city, or other public 
entity, as appropriate, providing that and 
owned by the State, city, or other public entity 
within the Coltsville Historic District shall be 
managed consistent with this section; and 
(D) prior to accepting the donation referred 
to in subparagraph (B), the Secretary has re-
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viewed the plans and financial resources of the 
developer of the East Armory to ensure the via-
bility of the park based on those resources. 
(b) BOUNDARIES.—The park may include and provide 
appropriate interpretation and viewing of the following 
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) WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE OWNER.—No non-Fed-
eral property may be included in the park without the writ-
ten consent of the owner. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(e) NOTICE.—No later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary makes a determination under section 
3(a)(2), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
notice of the establishment of the park. 
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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.). 
(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 (includ-
ing 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.—The Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements to carry out this Act. 
(2) RIGHT OF ACCESS.—A cooperative agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that 
the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service, shall have the right of access at 
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all reasonable times to all public portions of the prop-
erty 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 covered by 
a cooperative agreement entered into under para-
graph (1) unless the Secretary and the other party to 
the agreement agree to the changes or alterations. 
(4) CONVERSION, USE, OR DISPOSAL.—Any pay-
ment 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 pur-
poses of this section, as determined by the Secretary, 
shall entitle the United States to reimbursement in an 
amount equal to the greater of— 
(A) the amounts made available to the 
project by the United States; or 
(B) the portion of the increased value of the 
project attributable to the amounts made avail-
able under this subsection, as determined at the 
time of the conversion, use, or disposal. 
(5) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the re-
ceipt of funds under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall require that any Federal funds made 
available under a cooperative agreement shall be 
matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. 
(B) FORM.—With the approval of the Sec-
retary, the non-Federal share required under 
subparagraph (A) may be in the form of donated 
property, goods, or services from a non-Federal 
source, fairly valued. 
(d) COLLECTIONS.—The Secretary may enter into a 
written agreement with the State of Connecticut State Li-
brary, Wadsworth Atheneum, the Colt Trust, or other public 
entities, as appropriate, to gain appropriate access to Colt- 
related artifacts for routine display in the East Armory or 
within other areas of the park to enhance the visitor experi-
ence. 
(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary is author-
ized to acquire land and interests in land by donation, pur-
chase with donated funds, or exchange, except that land or 
interests in land owned by the State or any political sub-
division of the State may be acquired only by donation. 
(f) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC INTERPRETA-
TION.—The Secretary may provide technical assistance and 
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