Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act
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such activities and upon receipt by Interior of written confirmation of suitability from the VA, the land shall: (1) be withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, the mineral leasing laws, and the geothermal leasing laws, for as long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.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.
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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-02-07 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2017-02-06 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-06 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 0 (Roll no. 80). (text: CR H985-986) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-06 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H993-994) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-06 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-06 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 337. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-06 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H985-987) | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-06 | Floor | Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2017-01-05 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-05 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-05 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |