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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Black Hills Cemetery 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCES, EIGHT CEMETERIES LO-
CATED IN BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, 
SOUTH DAKOTA. 
(a) CEMETERY CONVEYANCES REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall convey, without consideration, 
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to the local communities in South Dakota that are cur-
rently managing and maintaining eight community ceme-
teries (as specified in subsection (b)) all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to— 
(1) the parcels of National Forest System land 
containing such cemeteries; and 
(2) at least an additional two acres adjoining 
each cemetery in order to ensure the conveyances in-
clude unmarked gravesites and allow for expansion 
of the cemeteries. 
(b) PROPERTY AND RECIPIENTS.—The properties to 
be conveyed under subsection (a), and the recipients of 
each property, are as follows: 
(1) The Silver City Cemetery to the Silver City 
Volunteer Fire Department. 
(2) The Hayward Cemetery to the Hayward 
Volunteer Fire Department. 
(3) The encumbered land adjacent to the En-
glewood Cemetery (encompassing the cemetery en-
trance portal, access road, fences, 2,500 gallon res-
ervoir and building housing such reservoir, and pip-
ing to provide sprinkling system to the cemetery) to 
the City of Lead. 
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(4) The land adjacent to the Mountain Meadow 
Cemetery to the Mountain Meadow Cemetery Asso-
ciation. 
(5) The Roubaix Cemetery to the Roubaix Cem-
etery Association. 
(6) The Nemo Cemetery to the Nemo Cemetery 
Association. 
(7) The Galena Cemetery to the Galena Histor-
ical Society. 
(8) The Rockerville Cemetery to the Rockerville 
Community Club. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—Each conveyance 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
the recipient accept the conveyed real property in its con-
dition at the time of the conveyance. 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of each parcel of real property to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by sur-
veys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 
for a particular parcel shall be borne by the recipient of 
such parcel. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The 
Secretary may require such additional terms and condi-
tions in connection with the conveyances under subsection 
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(a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
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