S. 1924 — Introduced in Senate

II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1924 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2015 Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) BLM land The term BLM land means the approximately 191.24 acres of Bureau of Land Management land within Meade County, South Dakota, which is more particularly described as follows: (A) In sec. 23, T. 5 N, R. 5 E., Black Hills Meridian— (i) the land in the SW1/4SW1/4 located south of the tread of the Centennial Trail; (ii) the land in the SE1/4SW1/4 located south of the tread of the Centennial Trail and southwest of the southwesterly railroad right-of-way boundary described and authorized under MTM–14260; and (iii) the land in the SW1/4SE1/4 located southwest of the southwesterly railroad right-of-way boundary. (B) In sec. 26, T. 5 N, R. 5 E., Black Hills Meridian— (i) lots 5, 11, and 12; and (ii) in lot 10, the land located southwest of the southwesterly railroad right-of-way boundary described and authorized under MTM–14260 and NW1/4NW1/4. (2) Cemetery The term Cemetery means the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. 3. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction (a) In general Administrative jurisdiction over the BLM land is transferred from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Cemetery. (b) Boundary modification On the transfer of the BLM land under subsection (a), the boundary of the Cemetery is modified to include the BLM land. (c) Modification of public land order On the transfer of the BLM land under subsection (a), Public Land Order 2112, dated June 6, 1960 (25 Fed. Reg. 5243), is modified to exclude the BLM land.