[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 899 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 899

 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the 
    Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, Montana, to 
Jefferson County and Sanders County, Montana, for use as cemeteries and 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 25, 2005

   Mr. Burns introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the 
    Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, Montana, to 
Jefferson County and Sanders County, Montana, for use as cemeteries and 
                            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 ``Montana Cemetery Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO JEFFERSON COUNTY AND SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA.

    (a) Conveyance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act and subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the 
``Secretary''), acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
convey to Jefferson County, Montana, the Elkhorn Cemetery and to 
Sanders County, Montana, the Noxon Cemetery, for no consideration, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcels 
of land as described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--The parcels of land referred to in 
subsection (a) are the parcels of National Forest System land 
(including any improvements on the land) known as--
            (1) the Elkhorn Cemetery, which consists of 10 acres in 
        Jefferson County located in SW1/4 Sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 3 W.; 
        and
            (2) the Noxon Cemetery, which consists of 3.4 acres in 
        Sanders County located in SE1/4, Sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 33 W.
    (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions for the conveyance under 
subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States.
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