IIB 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 174 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 3, 2009 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 

national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado 

region. 

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. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 

2 SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

4 shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, 

5 United States Code, a national cemetery in El Paso Coun6 ty, Colorado, to serve the needs of veterans and their fami7 lies in the southern Colorado region. 

8 (b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before 

9 selecting the site for the national cemetery established 

10 under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 

11 (1) appropriate officials of the State of Colo12 rado and local officials in the southern Colorado re13 gion; and 

14 (2) appropriate officials of the United States, 

15 including the Administrator of General Services, 

16 with respect to land belonging to the United States 

17 in El Paso County, Colorado, that would be suitable 

18 to establish the national cemetery under subsection 

19 (a). 

20 (c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATION OF PARCEL

21 OF LAND.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 

23 Affairs may accept on behalf of the United States 

24 the gift of an appropriate parcel of real property. 

25 The Secretary shall have administrative jurisdiction 

26 over such parcel of real property, and shall use such 


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1 parcel to establish the national cemetery under sub2 section (a). 

3 (2) INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF GIFT.—For 

4 purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, 

5 the real property accepted under paragraph (1) shall 

6 be considered as a gift to the United States. 

7 (d) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

9 to Congress a report on the establishment of the national 

10 cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 

11 a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the 

12 costs associated with such establishment. 

13 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO CONSTRUCTION AND FIVE

14 YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.—The requirement to establish a 

15 national cemetery under subsection (a) shall be added to 

16 the current list of priority projects, but should not take 

17 priority over existing projects listed on the National Ceme18 tery Administration’s construction and five-year capital 

19 plan for fiscal year 2008. 

20 (f) SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION DEFINED.—In 

21 this Act, the term ‘‘southern Colorado region’’ means the 

22 geographic region consisting of the following Colorado 

23 counties: 

24 (1) El Paso. 

25 (2) Pueblo. 


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1 (3) Teller. 

2 (4) Fremont. 

3 (5) Las Animas. 

4 (6) Huerfano. 

5 (7) Custer. 

6 (8) Costilla. 

7 (9) Alamosa. 

8 (10) Saguache. 

9 (11) Conejos. 

10 (12) Mineral. 

11 (13) Archuleta. 

12 (14) Hinsdale. 

13 (15) Gunnison. 

14 (16) Pitkin. 

15 (17) La Plata. 

16 (18) Montezuma. 

17 (19) San Juan. 

18 (20) Ouray. 

19 (21) San Miguel. 

20 (22) Dolores. 

21 (23) Montrose. 

22 (24) Delta. 

23 (25) Mesa. 

24 (26) Crowley. 

25 (27) Kiowa. 


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1 (28) Bent. 

2 (29) Baca. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 

2009. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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