The Small Cemetery Conveyance Act lets the government transfer ownership of certain cemetery lands for free, ensuring they are used only for burial purposes. This helps preserve these sites and makes it easier for communities to manage them.
Small Cemetery Conveyance Act This bill authorizes the Forest Service to convey, without a payment or exchange in land, a cemetery to a state government, local government, Indian tribe, or certain community land grant that has a bona fide interest or historic claim to the cemetery. This authorization applies to up to 40 acres of land that was used, or previously used, as a cemetery, including up to 1 acre adjacent to the land used as a cemetery. The conveyed land must continue to be used as a cemetery. If it is not used for that purpose, the Forest Service may revert the land and any improvements back to the United States. The Forest Service may waive certain conveyance costs upon the demonstrated need of a state government, local government, Indian tribe, or community land grant.
1. This bill allows the Secretary of Agriculture to give away certain cemetery lands for free. 2. It applies to parcels of land that are used or were used as cemeteries. 3. The land can only be used for cemetery purposes after it is conveyed. 4. If the land is used for anything else, it can revert back to the government. 5. The Secretary can waive costs for the transfer if there is a demonstrated need.