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Line 1: {{Short description\|Law of the United States}} {{Infobox United States federal proposed legislation \| name = Black Hills Cemetery Act Line 5 ⟶ 6: \| nickname = \| introduced in the = 113th ~~\| introduceddate =~~ \| sponsored by = [[Kristi Noem\|Rep. Kristi L. Noem (R, SD-0)]] \| number of co-sponsors = 0 Line 61: }} The '''Black Hills Cemetery Act''' ({{USBill\|113\|H.R.\|291}}; {{USPL\|113\|131}}) is a United States public law that was introduced into the [[United States House of Representatives]] of the [[113th United States Congress]] on January 15, 2013 by [[Kristi Noem\|Rep. Kristi Noem (~~SD-~~R-SD)]]. The bill would transfer ownership of nine [[Cemetery\|cemeteries]] (and some surrounding land) located in [[South Dakota]] from the ownership of the U.S. government to the ownership of the local communities that have been caring for and maintaining those cemeteries. The bill was signed into law on July 25, 2014. ==Background== There are nine specific cemeteries listed in the bill that are currently ~~being~~ cared for by local community groups. The bill is designed to transfer ownership of the cemetery land to those groups. The House of Representatives in the [[112th United States Congress]] passed {{USBill\|112\|H.R.\|3874}}, which was identical legislation, that failed to become law.<ref name=gop291>{{cite web\|title=Legislative Digest - H.R. 291\|url=~~http~~https://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr291\|publisher=United States House Republicans\|accessdate=29 May 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508063747/http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr291\|archive-date=8 May 2013\|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the cemeteries was started in the mid-1870s and ran out of space in 2008.<ref name=Kayser1>{{cite news\|last1=Kayser\|first1=Stephanie\|title=Local Communities Affected by Black hills Cemetery Act\|url=http://www.newscenter1.tv/news/local/268904121.html\|accessdate=1 August 2014\|publisher=NC1\|date=28 July 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045108/http://www.newscenter1.tv/news/local/268904121.html\|archivedate=8 August 2014}}</ref> The bill would expand that cemetery. ==Provisions/Elements of the bill== Line 77 ⟶ 79: The Black Hill Cemetery Act was received in the Senate on May 7, 2013 and referred to the [[United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources]].<ref name="291committees"/> The Senate voted on July 9, 2014 to pass the bill by [[unanimous consent]]. The bill was then signed into law by President [[Barack Obama]] on July 25, 2014.<ref name=291actions>{{cite web\|title=H.R. 291 - Actions\|url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/291/actions\|publisher=United States Congress\|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> ==Debate== Supporters argued that it would be easier to care for the cemeteries if they were owned and managed by the local community instead of the U.S. Forest Service.<ref name=KSFYsigned>{{cite news\|last1=Bennett\|first1=Bridget\|title=Celebration for Black Hills Cemetery Act\|url=http://www.ksfy.com/story/26123842/celebration-for-black-hills-cemetery-act\|accessdate=1 August 2014\|publisher=KSFY - ABC\|date=27 July 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808053614/http://www.ksfy.com/story/26123842/celebration-for-black-hills-cemetery-act\|archivedate=8 August 2014}}</ref> Supporters also argued that it was important to expand the cemeteries by two acres so that locals could be buried there. One resident said that it was because "families who have guild homes, had kids, grew up here, falling in love with the hills like we have and i hope one day in the distant future to call this my final resting place because this is home."<ref name="Kayser1"/> ==See also== [[List of bills in the 113th United States Congress]] [[Cemetery]] [[Acts of the 113th United States Congress]] ==Notes/References== Line 87 ⟶ 93: ==External links== {{wikisource\|Black Hills Cemetery Act (H.R. 291; 113th Congress)}} [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:h.r.291: Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 291] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920155755/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:H.R.291: \|date=2014-09-20 }} [http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/291 beta.congress.gov H.R. 291] [http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr291 GovTrack.us H.R. 291] [https://archive.today/20130704110509/http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h291/show OpenCongress.org H.R. 291] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621081536/http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/113_HR_291.html WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 291] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130508063747/http://www.gop.gov/bill/113/1/hr291 House Republican Statement on H.R. 291] [http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44048 Congressional Budget Office Report on H.R. 291] Line 98 ⟶ 104: [[Category:United States federal public land legislation]] [[Category:Acts of the 113th United States Congress]] [[Category:Cemeteries in South Dakota]]