[House Report 114-447]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


114th Congress    }                                    {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session       }                                    {       114-447

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  TO FACILITATE THE ADDITION OF PARK ADMINISTRATION AT THE COLTSVILLE 
            NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 March 10, 2016.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted 
                             the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2857]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 2857) to facilitate the addition of park 
administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park, and 
for other purposes, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill 
as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK DONATION 
                    SITE.

  Section 3032(b) of Public Law 113-291 (16 U.S.C. 410qqq) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``East Armory'' and 
        inserting ``Colt Armory Complex''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Additional administrative conditions.--No non-Federal 
        property may be included in the park without the written 
        consent of the owner. The establishment of the park or the 
        management of the park shall not 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.''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 2857 is to facilitate the addition of 
park administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    Coltsville National Historical Park, located in Hartford, 
Connecticut, was authorized to be included as a unit of the 
National Park System (provided certain conditions are met) in 
2014 by Public Law 113-291. The Coltsville site is 
approximately 260 acres and holds structures and artifacts 
associated with the development of Colt Firearms, the Samuel 
Colt family, and their place in American history. Included in 
these facilities are the Colt home, industrial buildings, and a 
church.
    Public Law 113-291 specified that Coltsville will not 
become a unit of the National Park System until such time as 
the Secretary of the Interior ``has acquired by donation 
sufficient land or an interest in land within the boundary of 
the park to constitute a manageable unit.'' Additionally, the 
law requires that at least 10,000 square feet of space in the 
East Armory be provided by the state of Connecticut, Hartford, 
or the private property owner, as appropriate, for park 
administration and visitor services.
    Since the passage of Public Law 113-291, discussions of 
where the National Park Service (NPS) would establish offices, 
a visitor's center, and a place to display artifacts and 
exhibits related to Coltsville's story have evolved. The NPS 
and a private developer who built apartments and office 
buildings in armories and factory buildings on the site 
identified two empty, dilapidated brownstone buildings adjacent 
to the East Armory that NPS feels more fully meet its needs. 
The NPS believes that the two brownstone buildings are better 
suited to welcome visitors because they are at street level and 
directly adjacent to parking. H.R. 2857 modifies the original 
requirement that 10,000 square feet of space in the East Armory 
be provided for park administration and visitors services. This 
change simply allows NPS to select an alternative location 
within the park boundary.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 2857 was introduced on June 23, 2015, by Congressman 
John B. Larson (D-CT). The bill was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On February 2, 2016, the Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee 
was discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Tom McClintock 
(R-CA) offered an amendment designated #1. The amendment was 
adopted by unanimous consent. No other amendments were offered, 
and the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent on February 3, 
2016.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) 
of that Rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

H.R. 2857--A bill to facilitate the addition of park administration at 
        the Coltsville National Historic Park, and for other purposes

    H.R. 2857 would revise the boundaries of the Coltsville 
National Historic Park in Connecticut. The Coltsville site is 
about 260 acres of land and structures that hold artifacts 
associated with Colt Firearms and the Samuel Colt family. H.R. 
2857 would allow the National Park Service (NPS) to use space 
outside of the area stipulated under current law as the 
National Historic Park.
    Under H.R. 2857, NPS would relocate some existing 
facilities to the new area. CBO estimates that any costs to 
implement H.R. 2857 would be insignificant and subject to the 
availability of appropriated funds.
    Because enacting H.R. 2857 would not affect direct spending 
or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO 
estimates that enacting H.R. 2857 would not increase net direct 
spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 
10-year periods beginning in 2027.
    H.R. 2857 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Marin Burnett. 
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
    2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required 
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget 
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. The Congressional 
Budget Office estimates that any implementation costs ``would 
be insignificant and subject to the availability of 
appropriated funds.''
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to facilitate the addition of park 
administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                       Compliance With H. Res. 5

    Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that 
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any 
specific rule-making proceedings.
    Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not 
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government 
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was 
not included in any report from the Government Accountability 
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139 
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program 
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 
98-169) as relating to other programs.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, and existing law in which no 
change is proposed is shown in roman):

CARL LEVIN AND HOWARD P. BUCK MCKEON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 
                          FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015




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DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

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TITLE XXX--NATURAL RESOURCES RELATED GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Subtitle C--National Park System Units

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SEC. 3032. COLTSVILLE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.

  (a) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) City.--The term ``city'' means the city of 
        Hartford, Connecticut.
          (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the 
        Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory Commission 
        established by subsection (k)(1).
          (3) Historic district.--The term ``Historic 
        District'' means the Coltsville Historic District.
          (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled 
        ``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.
  (b) 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] Colt Armory Complex which would 
                include facilities for park administration and 
                visitor services; and
                  (C) the Secretary has entered into a written 
                agreement with the State, city, or other public 
                entity, as appropriate, providing that land 
                owned by the State, city, or other public 
                entity within the Coltsville Historic District 
                shall be managed consistent with this section.
          (3) Notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
        which the Secretary makes a determination under 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in the 
        Federal Register notice of the establishment of the 
        park.
          (4) Additional administrative conditions.--No non-
        Federal property may be included in the park without 
        the written consent of the owner. The establishment of 
        the park or the management of the park shall not 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.
  (c) Boundaries.--The park shall 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.
  (d) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service.
  (e) Collections.--The Secretary may enter into a written 
agreement with the State of Connecticut State Library, 
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 other areas of the park to 
enhance the visitor experience.
  (f) Administration.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the 
        park in accordance with--
                  (A) this section; and
                  (B) the laws generally applicable to units of 
                the National Park System, including--
                          (i) the National Park Service Organic 
                        Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
                          (ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 
                        U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
          (2) State and local jurisdiction.--Nothing in this 
        section enlarges, diminishes, or modifies any authority 
        of the State, or any political subdivision of the State 
        (including the city)--
                  (A) to exercise civil and criminal 
                jurisdiction; or
                  (B) to carry out State laws (including 
                regulations) and rules on non-Federal land 
                located within the boundary of the park.
  (g) Cooperative Agreements.--
          (1) In general.--As the Secretary determines to be 
        appropriate to carry out this section, the Secretary 
        may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out this 
        section, under which the Secretary may identify, 
        interpret, restore, rehabilitate, and provide technical 
        assistance for the preservation of nationally 
        significant properties within the boundary of the park.
          (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.
  (h) Acquisition of Land.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to 
        acquire land and interests in land by donation, 
        purchase with donated or appropriated 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.
          (2) No condemnation.--The Secretary may not acquire 
        any land or interest in land for the purposes of this 
        section by condemnation.
  (i) 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.
  (j) Management Plan.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after 
        the date on which funds are made available to carry out 
        this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Commission, shall complete a management plan for the 
        park in accordance with--
                  (A) section 12(b) of Public Law 91-383 
                (commonly known as the ``National Park Service 
                General Authorities Act'') (16 U.S.C. 1a-7(b)); 
                and
                  (B) other applicable laws.
          (2) 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.
          (3) Submission to congress.--On completion of the 
        management plan, the Secretary shall submit the 
        management plan to--
                  (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                House of Representatives; and
                  (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                Resources of the Senate.
  (k) Coltsville National Historical Park Advisory 
Commission.--
          (1) Establishment.--There is established a Commission 
        to be known as the ``Coltsville National Historical 
        Park Advisory Commission''.
          (2) Duty.--The Commission shall advise the Secretary 
        in the development and implementation of the management 
        plan.
          (3) Membership.--
                  (A) Composition.--The Commission shall be 
                composed of 11 members, to be appointed by the 
                Secretary, of whom--
                          (i) 2 members shall be appointed 
                        after consideration of recommendations 
                        submitted by the Governor of the State;
                          (ii) 1 member shall be appointed 
                        after consideration of recommendations 
                        submitted by the State Senate 
                        President;
                          (iii) 1 member shall be appointed 
                        after consideration of recommendations 
                        submitted by the Speaker of the State 
                        House of Representatives;
                          (iv) 2 members shall be appointed 
                        after consideration of recommendations 
                        submitted by the Mayor of Hartford, 
                        Connecticut;
                          (v) 2 members shall be appointed 
                        after consideration of recommendations 
                        submitted by Connecticut's 2 United 
                        States Senators;
                          (vi) 1 member shall be appointed 
                        after consideration of recommendations 
                        submitted by Connecticut's First 
                        Congressional District Representative;
                          (vii) 2 members shall have experience 
                        with national parks and historic 
                        preservation;
                          (viii) all appointments must have 
                        significant experience with and 
                        knowledge of the Coltsville Historic 
                        District; and
                          (ix) 1 member of the Commission must 
                        live in the Sheldon/Charter Oak 
                        neighborhood within the Coltsville 
                        Historic District.
                  (B) Initial appointments.--The Secretary 
                shall appoint the initial members of the 
                Commission not later than the earlier of--
                          (i) the date that is 30 days after 
                        the date on which the Secretary has 
                        received all of the recommendations for 
                        appointments under subparagraph (A); or
                          (ii) the date that is 30 days after 
                        the park is established.
          (4) Term; vacancies.--
                  (A) Term.--
                          (i) In general.--A member shall be 
                        appointed for a term of 3 years.
                          (ii) Reappointment.--A member may be 
                        reappointed for not more than 1 
                        additional term.
                  (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission 
                shall be filled in the same manner as the 
                original appointment was made.
          (5) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call 
        of--
                  (A) the Chairperson; or
                  (B) a majority of the members of the 
                Commission.
          (6) Quorum.--A majority of the Commission shall 
        constitute a quorum.
          (7) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                  (A) In general.--The Commission shall select 
                a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among 
                the members of the Commission.
                  (B) Vice chairperson.--The Vice Chairperson 
                shall serve as Chairperson in the absence of 
                the Chairperson.
                  (C) Term.--A member may serve as Chairperson 
                or Vice Chairperson for not more than 1 year in 
                each office.
          (8) Commission personnel matters.--
                  (A) Compensation of members.--
                          (i) In general.--Members of the 
                        Commission shall serve without 
                        compensation.
                          (ii) Travel expenses.--Members of the 
                        Commission shall be allowed travel 
                        expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
                        subsistence, at rates authorized for an 
                        employee of an agency under subchapter 
                        I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
                        States Code, while away from the home 
                        or regular place of business of the 
                        member in the performance of the duty 
                        of the Commission.
                  (B) Staff.--
                          (i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        provide the Commission with any staff 
                        members and technical assistance that 
                        the Secretary, after consultation with 
                        the Commission, determines to be 
                        appropriate to enable the Commission to 
                        carry out the duty of the Commission.
                          (ii) Detail of employees.--The 
                        Secretary may accept the services of 
                        personnel detailed from the State or 
                        any political subdivision of the State.
          (9) FACA nonapplicability.--Section 14(b) of the 
        Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
        not apply to the Commission.
          (10) Termination.--
                  (A) In general.--Unless extended under 
                subparagraph (B), the Commission shall 
                terminate on the date that is 10 years after 
                the date of the enactment of this Act.
                  (B) Extension.--
                          (i) Recommendation.--Eight years 
                        after the date of the enactment of this 
                        Act, the Commission shall make a 
                        recommendation to the Secretary if a 
                        body of its nature is still necessary 
                        to advise on the development of the 
                        park.
                          (ii) Term of extension.--If, based on 
                        a recommendation under clause (i), the 
                        Secretary determines that the 
                        Commission is still necessary, the 
                        Secretary may extend the life of the 
                        Commission for not more than 10 years.

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