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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.


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                    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.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coltsville National Historical 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 titled 
        ``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.--
            (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 written 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 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 reviewed the plans 
                and financial resources of the developer of the East 
                Armory to ensure the viability 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-Federal property may be 
included in the park without the written consent of the owner.
    (d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices 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.

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 (including the city)--
            (1) to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction; or
            (2) to carry out State laws (including regulations) 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 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 properties; and
                    (B) interpreting the properties for the public.
            (3) Changes or alterations.--No changes or alterations 
        shall be made to any properties covered by a cooperative 
        agreement entered into under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary 
        and the other party to the agreement agree to the changes or 
        alterations.
            (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 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 available 
                under this subsection, as determined at the time of the 
                conversion, use, or disposal.
            (5) Matching funds.--
                    (A) In general.--As a condition of the receipt of 
                funds under this subsection, the Secretary 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 Secretary, 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 Library, 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 
experience.
    (e) Acquisition of Land.--The Secretary is authorized to acquire 
land and interests in land by donation, purchase with donated funds, or 
exchange, except that land or interests in land owned by the State or 
any political subdivision of the State may be acquired only by 
donation.
    (f) Technical Assistance and Public Interpretation.--The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance and public interpretation of related 
historic and cultural resources within the boundary of the historic 
district.
    (g) No Use of Condemnation.--The Secretary may not acquire by 
condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act or for the 
purposes of this Act.
    (h) No Buffer Zone Created.--Nothing in this Act, the establishment 
of the park, or the management plan for the park shall be construed to 
create buffer zones outside of the park. That activities or uses can be 
seen, heard, or detected from areas within the park shall not preclude, 
limit, control, regulate or determine the conduct or management of 
activities or uses outside of the park.

SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on 
which funds are made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete a management plan for the park in accordance with--
            (1) section 12(b) of the National Park Service General 
        Authorities Act; and
            (2) other applicable laws.
    (b) Cost Share.--The management plan shall include provisions that 
identify costs to be shared by the Federal Government, the State, and 
the city, and other public or private entities or individuals for 
necessary capital improvements to, and maintenance and operations of, 
the park.
    (c) Submission to Congress.--On completion of the management plan, 
the Secretary shall submit the management plan to--
            (1) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate.
                                                 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 Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed