[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3874 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3874

 To provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries that are located on 
   National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South 
                                Dakota.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 1, 2012

  Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the conveyance of eight cemeteries that are located on 
   National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South 
                                Dakota.

    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 ``Black Hills Cemetery Act''.

SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, EIGHT 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 eight 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) at least 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.
    (c) Condition of Conveyance.--Each conveyance under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to the condition that the recipient accept the 
conveyed real property in its condition at the time of the conveyance.
    (d) 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.
    (e) 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.
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