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Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Montgomery County Land Bank for the transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept a transfer of approximately 58 acres of land located in Dayton, Ohio, across from Dayton National Cemetery from the Montgomery County Land Bank. The land transfer would be at no cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs, with the Montgomery County Land Bank retaining no interest in the property once transferred. The Secretary must begin the agreement process within 30 days of the Land Bank's offer and must complete the transfer within three years of the offer. The transferred land is intended to be used for the expansion of Dayton National Cemetery. The bill limits the authorization to this specific parcel and this specific land bank entity.
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Actions (6)
- Mar 26, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Mar 26, 2026 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 3, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Jan 30, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Turner of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Montgomery County Land Bank for the transfer of certain land near Dayton National Cemetery to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LAND NEAR DAYTON NATIONAL CEMETERY TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Transfer.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Montgomery County Land Bank makes an offer to transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs the parcel of land described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall begin the process of entering into an agreement with the Land Bank to carry out such transfer. Under any such agreement—
(1) the Land Bank shall agree to transfer to the Department all right, title, and interest in such parcel at no cost of the land to the Department and for no consideration; and
(2) the Secretary shall agree to accept such transfer—
(A) in order to use such parcel as a national cemetery; and
(B) not later than three years after the date on which the Land Bank offers to transfer the parcel.
(b) Parcel Described.—The parcel of land described in this subsection is the approximately 58 acres of land located in Dayton, Ohio, across from Dayton National Cemetery, bound by the intersection of McCall St. and South Gettysburg Avenue, the intersection of McCall Street and Resaca Avenue, the intersection of South Gettysburg Avenue and U.S. Route 35 of the Interstate Highway System, and depicted on the map titled “Dayton National Cemetery Proposed Land Transfer” and dated January 26, 2024, and labeled on the map as “Expansion Area”.
(c) Rules of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to—
(1) require or encourage the Secretary to acquire any parcel other than the parcel described in subsection (b); or
(2) require or encourage the Secretary to enter into any special agreement with an entity other than the Montgomery County Land Bank.
(d) Montgomery County Land Bank Defined.—In this section, the Montgomery County Land Bank means the land bank located at 130 W. Second Street, Suite 1425, Dayton, Ohio 45402. <all>
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