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H. Rept. 115-626,Part 1 1 (2018-04-10)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaird0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT.115-626 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 BLACK HILLS NATIONAL CEMETERY BOUNDARY EXPANSION ACT APRIL 10, 2018.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. BISHOP, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 35] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (S. 35) to transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bu- reau 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, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommend that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE BILL The purpose of S. 35 is 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. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION The Black Hills National Cemetery located in Sturgis, South Da- kota, opened in 1948 and covers approximately 100 acres of land managed by the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). The Cemetery houses a memorial carillon and a memorial to Korean War veterans that was dedicated in 2002. Medal of Honor Recipi- ent, Sergeant Charles Windolph, among many other notable vet- erans, is buried in the Cemetery.1 'Black Hills National Cemetery Information Page. National Cemetery Administration. 79-006