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H.R. 291 · 113th CongressPublic Law 113-131Public Lands and Natural Resources

Black Hills Cemetery Act became law 556 days after introduction, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Noem, Kristi L. R-SD · no cosponsors
IntroducedJan 15, 2013
ReportedMar 20, 2013
Passed one chamberMay 6, 2013
Passed bothJul 9, 2014
LawJul 25, 2014
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 176 words.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Black Hills Cemetery Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey, to the local communities in South Dakota that are currently managing specified community cemeteries, all interest of the United States in: (1) the parcels of National Forest System land that contain the cemeteries, and (2) up to an additional two acres adjoining each cemetery to ensure that such conveyances include unmarked gravesites and allow for the expansion of those cemeteries. Requires: (1) each such conveyance to be subject to the condition that the recipient accept the conveyed real property in the condition it is in at the time of conveyance, (2) the conveyed lands to continue to be used in the same manner and for the same purposes as they were used immediately before their conveyance, and (3) the recipients of the parcels of the real property conveyed under this Act to bear the cost of the survey for their particular parcel.

Context
Committees
House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
Sponsor
1 of 72 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
6, from enrolled bill to public law · 643 words
Subjects
Cemeteries and funeralsForests, forestry, treesLand transfersSouth Dakota
Latest action
Jul 25, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-131.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]