[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5866 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5866
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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2025
Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Deli, inc..--The term ``Deli, Inc.'' means Deli, Inc.,
a sphagnum moss production business located in Millston,
Wisconsin.
(2) Deli land.--The term ``Deli land'' means the
approximately 37.27 acres of land owned or optioned to acquire,
subject to the approval of the land exchange by the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Natural
Resources Board, and the Governor of Wisconsin, in 2 separate
parcels, by Deli, Inc., and located in Millston, Wisconsin, as
depicted on the map and as described as follows:
(A) A parcel of real property containing
approximately 31.3 acres (which includes land within
the road right-of-way), together with any
improvements--
(i) comprising the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ sec. 29,
T. 20 N., R. 2 W., Town of Millston, Jackson
County, Wisconsin;
(ii) excluding--
(I) land lying north of the
railroad right-of-way; and
(II) a parcel 150 feet wide, with
50 feet lying to the northeast, and 100
feet to the southwest, of a line
commencing at a point 5 feet east of
the northwest corner of the quarter-
quarter section described in clause
(i), thence south 56 east 39' a
distance of 222 feet, thence south 57
east 31' a distance of 1359 feet; and
(iii) subject to--
(I) any public water use or
easements on Lee Lake; and
(II) any easements or restrictions
of record, public roadways, zoning and
use ordinances, and the railroad right-
of-way.
(B) A parcel of real property containing
approximately 5.97 acres located in the SW\1/4\SW\1/4\
sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 4 W., Town of Millston, Jackson
County, Wisconsin, comprising lot 7 of Certified Survey
Map No. 4483, as recorded in volume 19S of the
certified survey maps, page 334, as Document No. 413440
in the Jackson County Register of Deeds.
(3) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Black
River State Forest - Deli, Inc.'' and dated June 26, 2023.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
Wisconsin.
(5) State forest land.--The term ``State forest land''
means the approximately 31.83 acres of land located in the
Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, as depicted on
the map and as described as follows:
(A) A parcel containing 23.13 acres--
(i) comprising the portion of the E\1/
2\SE\1/4\ sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 2. W., Town of
Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin, lying
south of the Interstate Highway 94 southern
right-of-way; and
(ii) excluding a triangular parcel in the
southwest corner described as commencing at the
southwest corner, thence east 260 feet, thence
northwesterly to a point on the west boundary
thereof 200 feet north of the southwest corner,
thence south to the place of beginning.
(B) A parcel containing 8.70 acres comprising the
portion of the NE\1/4\NE\1/4\ sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 2.
W., Town of Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin, lying
north of the railroad right-of-way, forming a
triangular piece and described as commencing at the
northeast corner of that quarter-quarter section,
thence west 1010 feet to the north line of the railroad
right-of-way, thence southeasterly along the boundary
of the railroad to the east line of that quarter-
quarter section, thence north on the east line 750 feet
to the place of beginning.
(b) Conditional Release.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(A) the State forest land is subject to a
reversionary interest of the United States pursuant to
section 32(c) of The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7
U.S.C. 1011(c)), requiring that the State forest land
be used for public purposes in perpetuity; and
(B) the State and Deli, Inc. have agreed that the
State will convey the State forest land in exchange for
the Deli land, and the Deli land will be added to Black
River State Forest in the State.
(2) Conditional release.--If the State offers in a written
agreement to convey the State forest land to Deli, Inc., in
exchange for the conveyance of the Deli land to the State--
(A) the reversionary interest of the United States
in the State forest land shall be released; and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide, as
expeditiously as possible, recordable evidence of the
release under subparagraph (A) in the form of a
quitclaim deed, which shall--
(i) convey any interest of the United
States in the State forest land without
consideration; and
(ii) be provided to the State for recording
before the exchange deeds are recorded.
(3) Corrections.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in
consultation with the State, may make any necessary corrections
to the legal description of the State forest land for purposes
of the quitclaim deed described in paragraph (2)(B).
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