[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4559 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4559

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                                 AN ACT


 
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to 
   the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, 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. CONVEYANCE OF CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST LAND TO 
              TOWNS OF LAONA AND WABENO, WISCONSIN.

    (a) Conveyance to Town of Laona.--
            (1) Conveyance.--At the request of the town of Laona, 
        Wisconsin (referred to in this subsection as the ``town''), the 
        Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the town all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel 
        of National Forest System land in Forest County, Wisconsin, 
        consisting of approximately 176 acres, as further described in 
        paragraph (2), for the purpose of permitting the town to use 
        the parcel as a site for an industrial park and for other 
        purposes.
            (2) Legal description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
        paragraph (1) consists of the N\1/2\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, 
        S\1/2\SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, and that part of the W\1/2\NE\1/4\ lying 
        south of the Rat River, excluding Lot #1 of Forest County 
        Certified Survey Map #157861 and a 100-foot wide former rail 
        road right-of-way running through the W\1/2\NE\1/4\, all in 
        section 6, township 35 north, range 15 east, Laona Township, 
        Forest County, Wisconsin.
            (3) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
        under this subsection, the town shall pay to the Secretary an 
        amount equal to $300,000, which is the appraised fair market 
        value of the parcel of National Forest System land to be 
        conveyed.
    (b) Conveyance to Town of Wabeno.--
            (1) Conveyance.--At the request of the town of Wabeno, 
        Wisconsin (referred to in this subsection as the ``town''), the 
        Secretary of Agriculture shall convey to the town all right, 
        title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel 
        of National Forest System land in Forest County, Wisconsin, 
        consisting of approximately 173 acres, as further described in 
        paragraph (2), for the purpose of permitting the town to use 
        the parcel as a site for an industrial park and for other 
        purposes.
            (2) Legal description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
        paragraph (1) consists of the S\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and 
        east 17.30 acres of the NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, excluding a 100-foot 
        wide former rail road right-of-way running through the NE\1/
        4\SW\1/4\ and SE\1/4\NW\1/4\ and a 0.02 acre parcel in the 
        SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, a 0.93 acre parcel in the SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and a 
        2.36 acre parcel in the E\1/2\SW\1/4\ reserved for highway 
        purposes, as described in volume 7, 276-277, Forest County 
        Records, and all in section 7, township 34 north, range 15 
        east, Wabeno Township, Forest County, Wisconsin.
            (3) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
        under this subsection, the town shall pay to the Secretary an 
        amount equal to $320,000, which is the appraised fair market 
        value of the parcel of National Forest System land to be 
        conveyed.
    (c) Survey.--If necessary, the exact acreage and legal description 
of the lands to be conveyed under subsections (a) and (b) shall be 
determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of a 
survey shall be borne by the recipient of the land.
    (d) Deposit and Use of Proceeds.--
            (1) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds from 
        the conveyance of land under this section in the fund 
        established under Public Law 90-171 (commonly known as the Sisk 
        Act; 16 U.S.C. 484a).
            (2) Use.--Funds deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
        be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation 
        and until expended--
                    (A) to acquire land and interests in land for 
                inclusion in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in 
                Wisconsin; and
                    (B) to reimburse costs incurred by the Secretary in 
                carrying out the conveyances under this section, 
                including the payment of any real estate broker 
                commissions.
            (3) Administration.--The lands acquired under paragraph 
        (2)(A) shall be included in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National 
        Forest and administered in accordance with the laws applicable 
        to that National Forest.
    (e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land to be 
conveyed under this section is withdrawn from location, entry, and 
patent under the public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing 
laws, including geothermal leasing laws.
    (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyances 
under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4559

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to 
   the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.