Sec. 6006. Black Hills National Cemetery boundary modification
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In this section: The term Cemetery means the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. The term Federal land means the approximately 200 acres of Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to the Cemetery, generally depicted as Proposed National Cemetery Expansion on the map entitled Proposed Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery-South Dakota and dated June 16, 2016. Before the transfer of administrative jurisdiction and withdrawal of the Federal land under paragraphs
(2)and (3), respectively, and subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete any appropriate environmental, cultural resource, and other due diligence activities on the Federal land that would enable the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to confirm that the Federal land is suitable for cemetery purposes. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— before conducting any due diligence activities under subparagraph (A), notify the Secretary of the activities to be conducted; as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines to be necessary in the conduct of the due diligence activities under subparagraph (A), coordinate the activities with the Secretary; and if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines, on completion of the due diligence activities under subparagraph (A), that the Federal land is suitable for cemetery purposes, submit written notice of the determination to the Secretary. On receipt by the Secretary of written notice of a determination that the Federal land is suitable for cemetery purposes under paragraph (1)(B)(iii), except as provided in clause (ii), and subject to valid existing rights, administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land is transferred from the Secretary to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for use as a national cemetery in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code. The transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land under clause
(i)shall not include the land located within 100 feet of the center of the Centennial Trail, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Expansion of Black Hills National Cemetery-South Dakota and dated June 16, 2016. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice containing a legal description of the Federal land. A legal description published under clause
(i)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the legal description. Copies of the legal description published under clause
(i)shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of— the Bureau of Land Management; and the National Cemetery Administration. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subparagraph, including the costs of any surveys and other reasonable costs. On receipt by the Secretary of written notice of a determination that the Federal land is suitable for cemetery purposes under paragraph (1)(B)(iii) and subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land— is withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws; and shall be treated as property as defined under section 102(9) of title 40, United States Code. The boundary of the Cemetery is modified to include the Federal land. Public Land Order 2112, dated June 6, 1960 (25 Fed. Reg. 5243), is modified to exclude the Federal land.
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Sec. 6006
Black Hills National Cemetery boundary modification
Fed. Reg.25 FR 5243
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