I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1660 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery 
for veterans in the southern Colorado region. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2007 
Mr. SALAZAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado 
region. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CEMETERY IN 
SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, 
United States Code, a national cemetery in the southern 
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Colorado region to serve the needs of veterans and their 
families. 
(b) CONSULTATION IN SELECTION OF SITE.—Before 
selecting the site for the national cemetery established 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) appropriate officials of the State of Colo-
rado and local officials in the southern Colorado re-
gion; and 
(2) appropriate officials of the United States, 
including the Administrator of General Services, 
with respect to land belonging to the United States 
in that region that would be suitable to establish the 
national cemetery under subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT DONATION OF PARCEL 
OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may accept on behalf of the United States 
the gift of an appropriate parcel of real property. 
The Secretary shall have administrative jurisdiction 
over such parcel of real property, and shall use such 
parcel to establish the national cemetery under sub-
section (a). 
(2) INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF GIFT.—For 
purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, 
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the real property accepted under paragraph (1) shall 
be considered as a gift to the United States. 
(d) REPORT.—As soon as practicable after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the establishment of the national 
cemetery under subsection (a). The report shall set forth 
a schedule for such establishment and an estimate of the 
costs associated with such establishment. 
(e) SOUTHERN COLORADO REGION DEFINED.—In 
this Act, the term ‘‘southern Colorado region’’ means the 
geographic region consisting of the following Colorado 
counties: 
(1) El Paso. 
(2) Pueblo. 
(3) Teller. 
(4) Fremont. 
(5) Las Animas. 
(6) Huerfano. 
(7) Custer. 
(8) Costilla. 
(9) Alamosa. 
(10) Saguache. 
(11) Conejos. 
(12) Mineral. 
(13) Archuleta. 
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(14) Hinsdale. 
(15) Gunnison. 
(16) Pitkin. 
(17) La Plata. 
(18) Montezuma. 
(19) San Juan. 
(20) Ouray. 
(21) San Miguel. 
(22) Dolores. 
(23) Montrose. 
(24) Delta. 
(25) Mesa. 
(26) Crowley. 
(27) Kiowa. 
(28) Bent. 
(29) Baca. 
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