To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) complete environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on certain public land to confirm its suitability for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, South Dakota; and (2) notify the Department of the Interior of such activities.
After completion of such activities and upon receipt by Interior of written confirmation of suitability from the VA, the land shall: (1) be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for as long as it remains under VA administrative jurisdiction; (2) be deemed property; and (3) be transferred to the VA for use as national cemeteries.(Sec. 3) Interior shall publish a notice containing the legal descriptions of such transferred land.
The VA shall reimburse Interior for reasonable transfer costs, including survey costs.
(Sec. 4) Upon a determination by the VA that all or a portion of such transferred land shall not be used for cemetery purposes, the VA shall: (1) notify Interior and transfer jurisdiction of the land back to Interior, and (2) be responsible for any decontamination costs necessary for restoration of the lands to the public lands.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 598.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-714, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-714, Part I.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553.
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Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5073-5074)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3839.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5073)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5073)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 624.