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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 291 

To provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on 

National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2013 

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

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, CERTAIN 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 certain community 

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

4 and interest of the United States in and to— 

5 (1) the parcels of National Forest System land 

6 containing such cemeteries; and 

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

8 cemetery in order to ensure the conveyances include 

9 unmarked gravesites and allow for expansion of the 

10 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 (9) The Cold Springs Cemetery (including adja13 cent school yard and log building) to the Cold 

14 Springs Historical Society. 

15 (c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—Each conveyance 

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

17 the recipient accept the conveyed real property in its con18 dition at the time of the conveyance. 

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

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

21 manner and for the same purposes as they were imme22 diately prior to their conveyance under this Act. 

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

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

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1 veys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 

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

3 such parcel. 

4 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec5 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

6 in connection with the conveyances under subsection (a) 

7 as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the inter8 ests of the United States. 

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