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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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2012 

Mrs. NOEM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Black Hills Cemetery 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, EIGHT CEMETERIES LO7 CATED IN BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, 

8 SOUTH DAKOTA. 

9 (a) CEMETERY CONVEYANCES REQUIRED.—The Sec10 retary of Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, 


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1 to the local communities in South Dakota that are cur2 rently managing and maintaining eight community ceme3 teries (as specified in subsection (b)) all right, title, and 

4 interest of the United States in and to— 

5 (1) the parcels of National Forest System land 

6 containing such cemeteries; and 

7 (2) at least an additional two acres adjoining 

8 each cemetery in order to ensure the conveyances in9 clude unmarked gravesites and allow for expansion 

10 of the cemeteries. 

11 (b) PROPERTY AND RECIPIENTS.—The properties to 

12 be conveyed under subsection (a), and the recipients of 

13 each property, are as follows: 

14 (1) The Silver City Cemetery to the Silver City 

15 Volunteer Fire Department. 

16 (2) The Hayward Cemetery to the Hayward 

17 Volunteer Fire Department. 

18 (3) The encumbered land adjacent to the En19 glewood Cemetery (encompassing the cemetery en20 trance portal, access road, fences, 2,500 gallon res21 ervoir and building housing such reservoir, and pip22 ing to provide sprinkling system to the cemetery) to 

23 the City of Lead. 


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1 (4) The land adjacent to the Mountain Meadow 

2 Cemetery to the Mountain Meadow Cemetery Asso3 ciation. 

4 (5) The Roubaix Cemetery to the Roubaix Cem5 etery Association. 

6 (6) The Nemo Cemetery to the Nemo Cemetery 

7 Association. 

8 (7) The Galena Cemetery to the Galena Histor9 ical Society. 

10 (8) The Rockerville Cemetery to the Rockerville 

11 Community Club. 

12 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—Each conveyance 

13 under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 

14 the recipient accept the conveyed real property in its con15 dition at the time of the conveyance. 

16 (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

17 and legal description of each parcel of real property to be 

18 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by sur19 veys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 

20 for a particular parcel shall be borne by the recipient of 

21 such parcel. 

22 (e) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

23 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi24 tions in connection with the conveyances under subsection 


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1 (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 

2 interests of the United States. 

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