IIB 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3874 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 16, 2012 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To provide for the conveyance of certain 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, CERTAIN CEMETERIES LO5 CATED IN BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, 

6 SOUTH DAKOTA. 

7 (a) CEMETERY CONVEYANCES REQUIRED.—The Sec8 retary of Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, 

9 to the local communities in South Dakota that are cur10 rently managing and maintaining certain community 

11 cemeteries (as specified in subsection (b)) all right, title, 

12 and interest of the United States in and to— 

13 (1) the parcels of National Forest System land 

14 containing such cemeteries; and 

15 (2) up to an additional two acres adjoining each 

16 cemetery in order to ensure the conveyances include 

17 unmarked gravesites and allow for expansion of the 

18 cemeteries. 

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

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

21 each property, are as follows: 

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

23 Volunteer Fire Department. 

24 (2) The Hayward Cemetery to the Hayward 

25 Volunteer Fire Department. 


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1 (3) The encumbered land adjacent to the En2 glewood Cemetery (encompassing the cemetery en3 trance portal, access road, fences, 2,500 gallon res4 ervoir and building housing such reservoir, and pip5 ing to provide sprinkling system to the cemetery) to 

6 the City of Lead. 

7 (4) The land adjacent to the Mountain Meadow 

8 Cemetery to the Mountain Meadow Cemetery Asso9 ciation. 

10 (5) The Roubaix Cemetery to the Roubaix Cem11 etery Association. 

12 (6) The Nemo Cemetery to the Nemo Cemetery 

13 Association. 

14 (7) The Galena Cemetery to the Galena Histor15 ical Society. 

16 (8) The Rockerville Cemetery to the Rockerville 

17 Community Club. 

18 (9) The Cold Springs Cemetery (including adja19 cent school yard and log building) to the Cold 

20 Springs Historical Society. 

21 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—Each conveyance 

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

23 the recipient accept the conveyed real property in its con24 dition at the time of the conveyance. 


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1 (d) USE OF LAND CONVEYED.—The lands conveyed 

2 under subsection (a) shall continue to be used in the same 

3 manner and for the same purposes as they were imme4 diately prior to their conveyance under this Act. 

5 (e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

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

7 conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by sur8 veys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 

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

10 such parcel. 

11 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec12 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

13 in connection with the conveyances under subsection (a) 

14 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter15 ests of the United States. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2012. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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