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H.R. 291: Black Hills Cemetery Act

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H.R. 291: Black Hills Cemetery Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-15 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-131.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 130 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR291 (2013-05-06), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-131. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Black Hills Cemetery Act

Plain summary

(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.

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Official text

Black Hills Cemetery Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr291 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113