H. R. 291 
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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, CERTAIN CEMETERIES LOCATED IN 
BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, SOUTH DAKOTA. 
(a) CEMETERY CONVEYANCES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall convey, without consideration, to the local communities 
in South Dakota that are currently managing and maintaining 
certain community cemeteries (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) up to an additional two acres adjoining each cemetery 
in order to ensure the conveyances include 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 Englewood Ceme-
tery (encompassing the cemetery entrance portal, access road, 
fences, 2,500 gallon reservoir and building housing such res-
ervoir, and piping to provide sprinkling system to the cemetery) 
to the City of Lead. 
(4) The land adjacent to the Mountain Meadow Cemetery 
to the Mountain Meadow Cemetery Association. 
(5) The Roubaix Cemetery to the Roubaix Cemetery 
Association. 
(6) The Nemo Cemetery to the Nemo Cemetery Association. 
(7) The Galena Cemetery to the Galena Historical Society. 
(8) The Rockerville Cemetery to the Rockerville Community 
Club. 
(9) The Cold Springs Cemetery (including adjacent school 
yard and log building) to the Cold Springs Historical Society. 
(c) CONDITION OF CONVEYANCE.—Each conveyance under sub-
section (a) shall be subject to the condition that the recipient
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accept the conveyed real property in its condition at the time 
of the conveyance. 
(d) USE OF LAND CONVEYED.—The lands conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall continue to be used in the same manner and 
for the same purposes as they were immediately prior to their 
conveyance under this Act. 
(e) 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 surveys satisfactory to the 
Secretary. The cost of the survey for a particular parcel shall 
be borne by the recipient of such parcel. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 
require such additional terms and conditions in connection with 
the conveyances under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.