Black Hills Cemetery Act

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Black Hills Cemetery Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, to the local communities in South Dakota that are currently managing specified community cemeteries, all interest of the United States in: (1) the parcels of National Forest System land that contain the cemeteries, and (2) up to an additional two acres adjoining each cemetery to ensure that such conveyances include unmarked gravesites and allow for the expansion of those cemeteries.

Requires: (1) each such conveyance to be subject to the condition that the recipient accept the conveyed real property in the condition it is in at the time of conveyance, (2) the conveyed lands to continue to be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as they were used immediately before their conveyance, and (3) the recipients of the parcels of the real property conveyed under this Act to bear the cost of the survey for their particular parcel.

[113th Congress Public Law 131]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 113-131
113th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on 
   National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South 
             Dakota. <<NOTE: July 25, 2014 -  [H.R. 291]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Black Hills 
Cemetery Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Black Hills Cemetery Act''.
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, CERTAIN CEMETERIES LOCATED IN BLACK 
                    HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTH DAKOTA.

    (a) Cemetery Conveyances Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall convey, without consideration, to the local communities in South 
Dakota that are currently managing and maintaining certain community 
cemeteries (as specified in subsection (b)) all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to--
            (1) the parcels of National Forest System land containing 
        such cemeteries; and
            (2) up to an additional two acres adjoining each cemetery in 
        order to ensure the conveyances include unmarked gravesites and 
        allow for expansion of the cemeteries.

    (b) Property and Recipients.--The properties to be conveyed under 
subsection (a), and the recipients of each property, are as follows:
            (1) The Silver City Cemetery to the Silver City Volunteer 
        Fire Department.
            (2) The Hayward Cemetery to the Hayward Volunteer Fire 
        Department.
            (3) The encumbered land adjacent to the Englewood Cemetery 
        (encompassing the cemetery entrance portal, access road, fences, 
        2,500 gallon reservoir and building housing such reservoir, and 
        piping to provide sprinkling system to the cemetery) to the City 
        of Lead.
            (4) The land adjacent to the Mountain Meadow Cemetery to the 
        Mountain Meadow Cemetery Association.
            (5) The Roubaix Cemetery to the Roubaix Cemetery 
        Association.
            (6) The Nemo Cemetery to the Nemo Cemetery Association.
            (7) The Galena Cemetery to the Galena Historical Society.
            (8) The Rockerville Cemetery to the Rockerville Community 
        Club.
            (9) The Cold Springs Cemetery (including adjacent school 
        yard and log building) to the Cold Springs Historical Society.

    (c) Condition of Conveyance.--Each conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the condition that the recipient

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accept the conveyed real property in its condition at the time of the 
conveyance.
    (d) Use of Land Conveyed.--The lands conveyed under subsection (a) 
shall continue to be used in the same manner and for the same purposes 
as they were immediately prior to their conveyance under this Act.
    (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
description of each parcel of real property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary. The cost of the survey for a particular parcel shall be borne 
by the recipient of such parcel.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyances under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.

    Approved July 25, 2014.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 291 (S. 447):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-26 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
SENATE REPORTS: No. 113-63 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources) 
accompanying S. 447.
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
                                                        Vol. 159 (2013):
                                    May 6, considered and passed House.
                                                        Vol. 160 (2014):
                                    July 9, considered and passed 
                                        Senate.

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