    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 115-175
    115th Congress

    An Act

    To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land
    Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of
    Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and
    for 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 ``Black Hills National Cemetery
    Boundary Expansion Act''.
    SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
    (1) Cemetery.--The term ``Cemetery'' means the Black Hills
    National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.
    (2) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means the
    approximately 200 acres of Bureau of Land Management land
    adjacent to the Cemetery, generally depicted as ``Proposed
    National Cemetery Expansion'' on the map entitled ``Proposed
    Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery-South Dakota'' and
    dated June 16, 2016.
    (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
    of the Interior.
    SEC. 3. TRANSFER AND WITHDRAWAL OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND
    FOR CEMETERY USE.

    (a) Conduct of Due Diligence Activities by the Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs.--
    (1) In general.--Before the transfer of administrative
    jurisdiction and withdrawal of the Federal land under
    subsections (b) and (c), respectively, and subject to paragraph
    (2), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete any
    appropriate environmental, cultural resource, and other due
    diligence activities on the Federal land that would enable the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs to confirm that the Federal land
    is suitable for cemetery purposes.
    (2) <>  Notice; required
    coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--
    (A) before conducting any due diligence activities
    under paragraph (1), notify the Secretary of the
    activities to be conducted;
    (B) as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines
    to be necessary in the conduct of the due diligence
    activities under paragraph (1), coordinate the
    activities with the Secretary; and

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    (C) if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines,
    on completion of the due diligence activities under
    paragraph (1), that the Federal land is suitable for
    cemetery purposes, submit written notice of the
    determination to the Secretary.

    (b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
    (1) Transfer.--
    (A) In general.--On receipt by the Secretary of
    written notice of a determination that the Federal land
    is suitable for cemetery purposes under subsection
    (a)(2)(C), except as provided in subparagraph (B), and
    subject to valid existing rights, administrative
    jurisdiction over the Federal land is transferred from
    the Secretary to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
    use as a national cemetery in accordance with chapter 24
    of title 38, United States Code.
    (B) Exclusion.--The transfer of administrative
    jurisdiction over the Federal land under subparagraph
    (A) shall not include the land located within 100 feet
    of the center of the Centennial Trail, as generally
    depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Expansion of
    Black Hills National Cemetery-South Dakota'' and dated
    June 16, 2016.
    (2) Legal descriptions.--
    (A) <>  In general.--As soon
    as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a
    notice containing a legal description of the Federal
    land.
    (B) Effect.--A legal description published under
    subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as
    if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may
    correct any clerical and typographical errors in the
    legal description.
    (C) <>  Availability.--
    Copies of the legal description published under
    subparagraph (A) shall be available for public
    inspection in the appropriate offices of--
    (i) the Bureau of Land Management; and
    (ii) the National Cemetery Administration.
    (D) <>  Costs.--The Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the Secretary for
    the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this
    paragraph, including the costs of any surveys and other
    reasonable costs.

    (c) Withdrawal.--On receipt by the Secretary of written notice of a
    determination that the Federal land is suitable for cemetery purposes
    under subsection (a)(2)(C) and subject to valid existing rights, the
    Federal land--
    (1) is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the
    public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing
    laws, and the geothermal leasing laws; and
    (2) shall be treated as property as defined under section
    102(9) of title 40, United States Code.

    (d) Boundary Modification.--The boundary of the Cemetery is modified
    to include the Federal land.

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    (e) Modification of Public Land Order.--Public Land Order 2112,
    dated June 6, 1960 (25 Fed. Reg. 5243), is modified to exclude the
    Federal land.

    Approved May 25, 2018.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 35:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-626, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 115-35 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:
    Vol. 163 (2017):
    Dec. 21, considered and passed
    Senate.
    Vol. 164 (2018):
    May 15, 16, considered and passed
    House.