type: legislation

jurisdiction: US

text:
 II
 109th CONGRESS
 2d Session
 S. 2387
 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
 March 8, 2006
 Mr. Allard (for himself
 and Mr. Salazar) introduced the following
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the
 Committee on Veterans'
 Affairs
 A BILL
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
 to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak Region of
 Colorado.
 1.Establishment of national
 cemetery in the Pikes Peak region
 (a)Defined
 termIn this Act, the term Pikes Peak region means
 the geographic area consisting of the following counties in Colorado:
 (1)Teller.
 (2)El Paso.
 (3)Fremont.
 (4)Pueblo.
 (b)In
 generalThe Secretary of
 Veterans Affairs shall establish, in accordance with chapter 24 of title 38,
 United States Code, a national cemetery in the Pikes Peaks region to serve the
 needs of veterans and their families.
 (c)Consultation in
 selection of siteBefore
 selecting the site for the national cemetery to be established under subsection
 (b), the Secretary shall consult with—
 (1)appropriate officials of the State of
 Colorado and local officials in the Pikes Peaks region; and
 (2)appropriate officials of the United States,
 including the Administrator of General Services, with respect to land belonging
 to the United States in that area that would be suitable to establish the
 national cemetery under subsection (b).
 (d)Authority to
 accept donation of parcel of land
 (1)In
 generalThe Secretary may
 accept on behalf of the United States the gift of an appropriate parcel of real
 property. The Secretary shall have administrative jurisdiction over such parcel
 of real property, and shall use such parcel to establish the national cemetery
 under subsection (b).
 (2)Income tax
 treatment of giftFor
 purposes of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, the real property accepted
 under paragraph (1) shall be considered a gift to the United States.
 (e)ReportAs soon as practicable after the date of
 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
 the establishment of the national cemetery under subsection (b). The report
 shall set forth a schedule for the establishment of the national cemetery and
 an estimate of the costs associated with the establishment of the national
 cemetery.