Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act authorizes a targeted land transfer. If the Montgomery County Land Bank offers the parcel, the VA Secretary must begin an agreement within 30 days and accept all right, title, and interest at no cost and without consideration. The parcel is about 58 acres across from Dayton National Cemetery, bounded by McCall Street, South Gettysburg Avenue, Resaca Avenue, and U.S. Route 35, and identified on a January 26, 2024 map as the Expansion Area. VA must use the parcel as a national cemetery within three years after the offer. The bill does not require other nearby parcels or special agreements with other entities.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans and eligible family members in the Dayton region benefit from additional national cemetery capacity. Dayton National Cemetery benefits from a defined expansion parcel across from the existing cemetery. Montgomery County Land Bank benefits from statutory authority to transfer the parcel at no cost for a veterans cemetery use. Veterans service organizations benefit from a concrete cemetery expansion pathway for southwestern Ohio.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Veterans Affairs must negotiate the agreement, accept the parcel, and put it to national cemetery use within three years. Montgomery County Land Bank must transfer all right, title, and interest without payment if it offers the parcel. VA cemetery planners must handle environmental, design, access, and operations work for the expansion site. Federal taxpayers bear development and long-term cemetery operating costs after transfer.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes transfer of about 58 acres near Dayton National Cemetery to VA.
- Requires VA to begin an agreement within 30 days after the Land Bank offers the parcel.
- Provides that the transfer occurs at no cost and without consideration.
- Requires VA to use the parcel as a national cemetery within three years after the offer.
- Limits the measure to the identified parcel and does not require other parcel agreements.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes Montgomery County Land Bank to transfer about 58 acres near Dayton National Cemetery to VA at no cost for use as a national cemetery expansion site.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Federal Land, Cemeteries, Ohio
Primary Purpose
Authorizes Montgomery County Land Bank to transfer about 58 acres near Dayton National Cemetery to VA at no cost for use as a national cemetery expansion site.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans in the Dayton region
- Dayton National Cemetery
- Montgomery County Land Bank
- Veterans service organizations
Identified Costs
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Montgomery County Land Bank
- VA cemetery planners
- Federal taxpayers
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mr. Turner of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Dayton National Cemetery, Veterans in the Dayton region
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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