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<dc:title>109 HR 541 IH: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries.</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2005-02-02</dc:date>
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<congress>109th CONGRESS</congress> <session>1st Session</session> 
<legis-num>H. R. 541</legis-num> 
<current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber> 
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<action-date date="20050202">February 2, 2005</action-date> 
<action-desc><sponsor name-id="G000152">Mr. Gibbons</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00">Committee on Resources</committee-name></action-desc> 
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<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type> 
<official-title>To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries.</official-title> 
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<section section-type="section-one" id="HEE1B0B5B948F4884A943F6D663A06CCC" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>1.</enum><header>Conveyance to lander county, Nevada</header> 
<subsection id="H0A80E1C2DDD243D7A04328C94E4822B1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that the following:</text> 
<paragraph id="HECC7F081A58D49D499CDC2CDD98ACC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The historical use by settlers and travelers since the late 1800’s of the cemetery known as <quote>Kingston Cemetery</quote> in Kingston, Nevada, predates incorporation of the land within the jurisdiction of the Forest Service on which the cemetery is situated.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H534D5F7475A84C248B05ABDEFA91E92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It is appropriate that that use be continued through local public ownership of the parcel rather than through the permitting process of the Federal agency.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H326E0B98BBAD4CBFAD38C671B598A058"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/85/569">Public Law 85–569</external-xref> (commonly known as the <quote>Townsite Act</quote>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/478a">16 U.S.C. 478a</external-xref>), the Forest Service has conveyed to the Town of Kingston 1.25 acres of the land on which historic gravesites have been identified.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H363E2EDF081742A2A01C4E42D545596B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To ensure that all areas that may have unmarked gravesites are included, and to ensure the availability of adequate gravesite space in future years, an additional parcel consisting of approximately 8.75 acres should be conveyed to the county so as to include the total amount of the acreage included in the original permit issued by the Forest Service for the cemetery.</text></paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H3D3FCDAF05A947BE96EAB1DA7B53DDF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance on condition subsequent</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights and the condition stated in subsection (e), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall convey to Lander County, Nevada (referred to in this section as the <quote>county</quote>), for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (c).</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="HBC0FC5BB934A4EA3AC19D345EAAAABFD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Description of land</header><text>The parcel of land referred to in subsection (b) is the parcel of National Forest System land (including any improvements on the land) known as <quote>Kingston Cemetery</quote>, consisting of approximately 10 acres and more particularly described as SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4 of section 36, T. 16N., R. 43E., Mount Diablo Meridian.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="H6841B352A0784E1186BBAD453CCDC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Easement</header><text>At the time of the conveyance under subsection (b), subject to subsection (e)(2), the Secretary shall grant the county an easement allowing access for persons desiring to visit the cemetery and other cemetery purposes over Forest Development Road #20307B, notwithstanding any future closing of the road for other use.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="HCF36DA18F2D240F8882B167F75F4AAEE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Condition on use of land</header> 
<paragraph id="H4D1CA7A1A1BA4060A38F5C3BCAA8BF8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The county (including its successors) shall continue the use of the parcel conveyed under subsection (b) as a cemetery.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H8DF6E32EA834435AA0C9EB6AA00D8B2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary, after notice to the county and an opportunity for a hearing, makes a finding that the county has used or permitted the use of the parcel for any purpose other than the purpose specified in paragraph (1), and the county fails to discontinue that use—</text> 
<subparagraph id="H38811169E7DC4E48BE93AFE14E28564C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>title to the parcel shall revert to the United States to be administered by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="HD1F80B74874A4E5F8D7E00280811A5DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the easement granted to the county under subsection (d) shall be revoked.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H132765E71BA94D848B73757EDB1CDA42"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would be in the best interests of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> 
<section id="H6697539EA92F433B8F9824E2EB2B229F"><enum>2.</enum><header>Conveyance to eureka county, Nevada</header> 
<subsection id="HD5E6AA71C3C44D358C3B55E186A8B829"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds the following:</text> 
<paragraph id="H23396E0E28E1463396374EDD57DA5100"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The historical use by settlers and travelers since the late 1800s of the cemetery known as <quote>Maiden’s Grave Cemetery</quote> in Beowawe, Nevada, predates incorporation of the land within the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management on which the cemetery is situated.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H9F622CB0BA104F71ACF3B31761333E4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>It is appropriate that such use be continued through local public ownership of the parcel rather than through the permitting process of the Federal agency.</text></paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H1D0D8CD8C5394D5EB9700060F5941E6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance on condition subsequent</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights and the condition stated in subsection (e), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall convey to Eureka County, Nevada (referred to in this section as the <quote>county</quote>), for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (c).</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="H34A76FF2C33D44718C5634F1636D78B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Description of land</header><text>The parcel of land referred to in subsection (b) is the parcel of public land (including any improvements on the land) known as <quote>Maiden’s Grave Cemetery</quote>, consisting of approximately 10 acres and more particularly described as S1/2NE1/4SW1/4SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4 of section 10, T.31N., R.49E., Mount Diablo Meridian.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="H7C8E521B8E484E3CA8426F81343F379C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Easement</header><text>At the time of the conveyance under subsection (b), subject to subsection (e)(2), the Secretary shall grant the county an easement allowing access for persons desiring to visit the cemetery and other cemetery purposes over an appropriate access route consistent with current access.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="H1F29EADBD5C54D7EA7DDDEBE8782F32"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Condition on use of land</header> 
<paragraph id="HD3813D25D26F4EB89DED9EE6E3632627"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The county (including its successors) shall continue the use of the parcel conveyed under subsection (b) as a cemetery.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H6CCE50CB507443DEAD10FED49F790500"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary, after notice to the county and an opportunity for a hearing, makes a finding that the county has used or permitted the use of the parcel for any purpose other than the purpose specified in paragraph (1), and the county fails to discontinue that use—</text> 
<subparagraph id="H1ABF4F2B79504977959071B1CFECBC03"><enum>(A)</enum><text>title to the parcel shall revert to the United States to be administered by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H9EB35B77C11C4AECAA5E25F18EAFD74"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the easement granted to the county under subsection (d) shall be revoked.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H2785F322CBC1431082FD7E407C2E1F07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B) if the Secretary determines that such a waiver would be in the best interests of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> 
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