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The Issue
The history of Coltsville is a history
of industry in central Connecticut, beginning with Samuel and Elizabeth
Colt, the Pope manufacturing production of bicycles and automobiles, and
finally blooming into what we now know as Pratt & Whitney in East
Hartford. It is a unique regional and international landmark and
should rightfully be preserved.
The Solution
The Coltsville Study Act, P.L. 108-94,
will initiate a feasibility study of the Coltsville property in
Hartford as a first step in gaining a National Park designation for the
area from the Department of the Interior. A reinvigorated
Coltsville would fit perfectly with other landmarks and redevelopment
projects in returning Hartford to a vibrant urban area.
Representative Larson,
along with Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman originally introduced
the Coltsville Study Act on May 15, 2002. The bill was not passed
into law during the 107th Congress, but was successfully passed into law
during the 108th
Congress.
The Details
Department of Interior
8/26/04
- Notice of Study to Determine Potential for Designation as a National
Historic Landmark
Legislative Information
Op-ed
9/8/02
- Making Coltsville Happen: Immeasurable Importance
(Hartford Courant)
Committee Testimony (108th
Congress)
Statement
of Congressman Larson before House Resources Subcommittee on National
Parks, Recreation & Public Lands (4/8/03)
State
of National Park Service in support of Coltsville Study Act before the
House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation &
Public Lands (4/8/03)
Statement
of Robert Kohn, Chief Operating Officer of Colt Gateway LLC, before
the House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation &
Public Lands (4/8/03)
Committee Reports
House
Committee on Resources (108th Congress)
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (108th Congress)
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (107th Congress)
Committee Testimony (107th
Congress)
Statement
of Congressman Larson before Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on National Parks (6/20/02)
Testimony
of Senator Chris Dodd before Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on National Parks (6/20/02)
Statement of
National Park Service in support of Coltsville Study Act before Senate
Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks
(6/20/02)
Congressman Larson testified before the House Resources Committee on April
8 in support of the Coltsville Study Act. Also testifying in support were
Jeffrey Taylor of the National Park Service and Robert Kohn, Chief
Operating Officer of Colt Gateway, the owners and developers of
Coltsville.
News (107th Congress)
11/22/02
- Larson Expresses Disappointment at Speaker Hastert's Failure to Allow
Coltsville Bill to Reach House Floor
11/21/02
- Larson Calls on Speaker to Allow Passage of Coltsville Study Act
6/20/02 -
Larson Provides Testimony for Senate Committee Hearing on Coltsville Study
Act
5/15/02
- Dodd, Lieberman, Larson Introduce Legislation Calling for Coltsville Study
3/25/02 -
Dodd and
Larson Announce Upcoming Legislative Action on Coltsville
3/06/02-
Senators Dodd, Lieberman and Congressman Larson Move Forward on
Coltsville
2/27/02-
Larson to Work with CT Delegation to Explore Action on Coltsville (History)
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