S 1262
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Releases the federal government's reversionary interest in about 31.83 acres of Black River State Forest land in Millston, Wisconsin, once the state agrees in writing to exchange that land for about 37.27 acres owned or optioned by Deli, Inc.
Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in certain land in the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.
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Senate
Introduced
02-APR-2025
Referred
02-APR-2025
Approved by committee
21-OCT-2025
Reported
27-OCT-2025
On the calendar
27-OCT-2025
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to release the United States' reversionary interest in the State forest land, which is currently restricted to public purposes in perpetuity under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
- Requires a quitclaim deed, without consideration, that is provided to Wisconsin for recording before the exchange deeds are recorded
- Adds the Deli land, a sphagnum moss production site in Millston, to Black River State Forest after the exchange
- Allows the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with Wisconsin, to correct the legal description of the forest land for the deed
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to Senate, 27-OCT-2025).
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