S. 447: Black Hills Cemetery Act

Introduced:
Mar 05, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Status:
Reported by Committee

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Status

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on May 16, 2013.

Progress
Introduced Mar 05, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 05, 2013
Reported by Committee May 16, 2013
Passed Senate ...
Passed House ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

19% chance of being enacted.

Only 16% of Senate bills that made it past committee in 2011–2013 were enacted. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

↪ Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

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Full Title

A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota.

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Last updated Mar 05, 2013.
4 pages

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3/5/2013--Introduced.
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.

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