[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37651-37654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16196]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[156A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]


Land Acquisition; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Acquisition of Land into Trust.

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SUMMARY: The United States has acquired approximately 1,553 acres of 
Federal land within the boundary of the former Badger Army Ammunition 
Plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin, in trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation of 
Wisconsin. The acquisition was effectuated by the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. This notice provides a legal 
description of the property.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Black, Director, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, MS-4606 MIB, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; 
Telephone (202) 208-5116.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 12, 2014, Congress passed the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Act), and on 
December 19, 2015, the President signed the Act into law. See Public 
Law 113-291. The Act legislatively transferred approximately 1,553 
acres located within the boundary of the former Badger Army Ammunition 
Plant near Baraboo, Wisconsin, to the Secretary of the Interior in 
trust for the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. The legislation effectuated 
the acquisition of the land in trust and clarified responsibility and 
liability with regard to conduct or activities that took place on the 
land before the transfer. 160 Cong. Rec. S6722 (daily ed. Dec. 12, 
2014) (statement of Sen. Baldwin).
    The approximately 1,533 acres are within the boundary of the former 
Badger Army Ammunition Plan, near Baraboo, Wisconsin, and the external 
boundary is described as follows:

BIA-Ho-Chunk Nation Reservation Trust Land Former Badger Army 
Ammunition Plant, Sauk Co. WI. Legal Description

    A parcel of land located in the NW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ 
of the SE\1/4\, the SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ and the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/
4\ of Section 34, the NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ of the SW\1/
4\, the SE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ 
of the SE\1/4\ and the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of Section 35, all in 
T11N, R6E, Town of Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin, the NW\1/4\ of the 
NW\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ and the 
SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\ of Section 1, the NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the 
NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the SE\1/4\ of the 
NE\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the 
SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ of the 
SW\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\, the 
SE\1/4\ of the SW\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the 
SE\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the

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SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of Section 2, the NE\1/4\ of the 
NE\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the 
SE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the 
SE\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ and SE\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of 
Section 3, the NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ and the SE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of 
Section 10, the NE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the 
SW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the SE\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\, the NE\1/4\ of the 
NW\1/4\, the NW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the SW\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\, the 
SE\1/4\ of the NW\1/4\ of Section 11, all in T10N, R6E, Town of 
Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin more particularly described as follows:
    Commencing at the north quarter corner of Section 3, T10N, R6E; 
thence S52[deg]06'02'' E, 865.88 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; 
thence N85[deg]00'00'' E, 35.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; 
thence S5[deg]00'00'' E, 35.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; 
thence S85[deg]00'00'' W, 35.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; 
thence N5[deg]0'00'' W, 35.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; 
thence N52[deg]06'02'' W, 865.88 ft. to the north quarter corner of 
section 3, T10N, R6E; THENCE N89[deg]53'11'' E along the north line of 
the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of said Section 3, 20.16 ft. to the south 
quarter corner of Section 34, T11N, R6E; THENCE N89[deg]56'52'' E along 
the south line of the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of said Section 34, 6.71 
ft. to the centerline of United States Highway ``12''; THENCE 
N00[deg]55'51'' E along said centerline, 940.81 ft. to the point of 
curvature of a curve to the right having a central angle of 
05[deg]40'12'' and a radius of 1,910.00 ft.; thence northeasterly along 
the arc of said curve and said centerline, 189.02 ft. to the point of 
tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
N03[deg]45'57'' E, 188.94 ft.; THENCE N06[deg]36'03'' E along said 
centerline, 701.17 ft. to a westerly extension of the north boundary 
fence of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant; THENCE S89[deg]01'57'' E 
along said boundary fence extension, 121.59 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid 
round iron rod on the east right-of-way line of said United States 
Highway ``12''; THENCE S89[deg]01'57'' E along said boundary fence, 
3,730.27 ft. to the top of a 5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence corner 
in the Badger Army Ammunition Plant perimeter fence; THENCE 
N01[deg]49'33'' E along said boundary fence, 231.54 ft. to the top of a 
5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence corner in the Badger Army Ammunition 
Plant perimeter fence; THENCE N37[deg]02'42'' E along said boundary 
fence, 522.84 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE 
N32[deg]56'27'' E along said boundary fence, 349.60 ft. to the top of a 
5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence corner in the Badger Army Ammunition 
Plant perimeter fence; THENCE S85[deg]35'58'' E along said boundary 
fence, 116.31 ft. to the top of a 5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence 
corner in the Badger Army Ammunition Plant perimeter fence; THENCE 
N79[deg]40'05'' E along said boundary fence, 88.90 ft. to a \3/4\'' 
solid round iron rod; THENCE N89[deg]42'24'' E along said boundary 
fence, 107.92 ft. to the top of a 5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence 
corner in the Badger Army Ammunition Plant perimeter fence; THENCE 
S03[deg]55'57'' E along said boundary fence, 538.07 ft. to the top of a 
5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence corner in the Badger Army Ammunition 
Plant perimeter fence; THENCE S01[deg]03'37'' W along said boundary 
fence, 427.20 ft. to the top of a 5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence 
corner in the Badger Army Ammunition Plant perimeter fence; THENCE 
S89[deg]02'38'' E along said boundary fence, 1,057.00 ft. to the top of 
a 5'' diameter iron pipe at a fence corner in the Badger Army 
Ammunition Plant perimeter fence; THENCE S89[deg]02'38'' E, 107.85 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE S29[deg]57'32'' E, 110.60 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE S45[deg]35'28'' E, 645.15 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve 
to the right having a central angle of 45[deg]34'28'' and a radius of 
280.00 ft.; thence southerly along the arc of said curve, 222.72 ft. to 
the east line of the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of Section 35, T11N, R6E 
and the point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord 
bearing S22[deg]48'14'' E, 216.89 ft.; THENCE S00[deg]01'00'' E along 
the east line of said SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\, 983.91 ft. to a \3/4\'' 
solid round iron rod; thence N88[deg]28'32'' W, 358.22 ft. to a \3/4\'' 
solid round iron rod on the north line of the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of 
Section 2, T10N, R6E; thence S89[deg]57'01'' W along said north line, 
353.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence S0[deg]17'43'' W, 
316.48 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence N89[deg]57'01'' E, 
353.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence N0[deg]17'43'' E, 
316.48 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod on the north line of the 
NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of Section 2, T10N, R6E; thence S88[deg]28'32'' 
E, 358.22 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N89[deg]47'45'' 
E, 1,770.12 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of 
curvature of a curve to the right having a central angle of 
18[deg]28'58'' and a radius of 656.00 ft.; thence easterly along the 
arc of said curve, 211.61 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of compound curvature thereof, said curve having a long chord 
bearing S80[deg]57'46'' E, 210.70 ft.; said compound curvature being 
the beginning of a curve to the right having a central angle of 
51[deg]35'40'' and a radius of 541.22 ft.; thence southeasterly along 
the arc of said curve, 487.36 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at 
the end of the curve thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
S30[deg]08'16'' E, 471.06 ft. THENCE S04[deg]19'32'' E, 186.91 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE S02[deg]46'22'' W, 2,101.76 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE S02[deg]46'15'' W, 1,005.40 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve 
to the right having a central angle of 58[deg]50'20'', and a radius of 
695.87 ft.; thence southwesterly along the arc of said curve, 714.61 
ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at point of reverse curvature 
thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing S32[deg]57'32'' W, 
683.62 ft.; the point of reverse curvature being in a curve to the left 
having a central angle of 57[deg]26'32'' and a radius of 1,277.16 ft.; 
thence southeasterly along the arc of said curve, 1,280.42 ft. to a \3/
4\'' solid round iron rod at the end of the curve thereof, said curve 
having a long chord bearing S34[deg]25'24'' W, 1,227.47 ft.; THENCE 
S84[deg]20'38'' E, 30.01 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of curvature of a curve to the left having a central angle of 
02[deg]26'12'' and a radius of 2,425.57 ft.; thence southerly along the 
arc of said curve, 103.16 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
end of the curve thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
S03[deg]19'53'' W, 103.15 ft.; THENCE S00[deg]57'46'' W, 380.83 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N88[deg]49'29'' W, 29.99 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE S00[deg]57'44'' W, 913.21 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N89[deg]08'47'' W, 70.75 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve to 
the right having a central angle of 28[deg]51'22'' and a radius of 
274.99 ft.; thence southerly along the arc of said curve, 138.50 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of tangency thereof, said 
curve having a long chord bearing S15[deg]16'53'' W, 137.04 ft.; THENCE 
S29[deg]42'34'' W, 91.44 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of curvature of a curve to the left having a central angle of 
04[deg]06'24'', and a radius of 1,902.00 ft.; thence southerly along 
the arc of said curve, 136.33 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at 
the point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
S27[deg]39'22'' W, 136.30 ft.; THENCE S25[deg]36'10'' W, 336.07 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N89[deg]00'17'' W, 2,293.93 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve 
to the left having a central angle of 32[deg]47'08'' and a radius of 
171.64 ft.; thence westerly along the arc of said curve, 98.21 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of tangency

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thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing S74[deg]36'09'' W, 
96.88 ft.; THENCE S58[deg]12'35'' W, 4.12 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round 
iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve to the right having a 
central angle of 32[deg]29'28'' and a radius of 180.00 ft.; thence 
westerly along the arc of said curve, 102.07 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid 
round iron rod at the point of tangency thereof, said curve having a 
long chord bearing S74[deg]27'19'' W, 100.71 ft.; THENCE 
N89[deg]17'57'' W, 380.98 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE 
N86[deg]54'50'' W, 831.39 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE 
N89[deg]53'10'' W, 96.40 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of curvature of a curve to the left having a central angle of 
64[deg]36'08'' and a radius of 189.00 ft.; thence southwesterly along 
the arc of said curve, 213.10 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at 
the point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
S57[deg]48'46'' W, 201.99 ft.; THENCE S25[deg]30'42'' W, 24.98 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve to 
the right having a central angle of 66[deg]27'44'' and a radius of 
63.00 ft.; thence westerly along the arc of said curve, 73.08 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of tangency thereof, said 
curve having a long chord bearing S58[deg]44'34'' W, 69.05 ft.; THENCE 
N88[deg]01'34'' W, 214.61 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of curvature of a curve to the left having a central angle of 
90[deg]21'06'' and a radius of 72.00 ft.; thence southerly along the 
arc of said curve, 113.54 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
S46[deg]47'53'' W, 102.14 ft; THENCE S01[deg]37'20'' W, 148.74 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve to 
the right having a central angle of 89[deg]03'28'' and a radius of 
61.00 ft.; thence westerly along the arc of said curve, 94.82 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of tangency thereof, said 
curve having a long chord bearing S46[deg]09'04'' W, 85.55 ft.; THENCE 
N89[deg]19'12'' W, 791.47 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE 
N01[deg]18'03'' E, 405.32 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of curvature of a curve to the left having a central angle of 
02[deg]45'20'' and a radius of 1,629.00 ft.; thence northerly along the 
arc of said curve, 78.34 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
N00[deg]04'37'' W, 78.33 ft. THENCE N01[deg]27'17'' W, 241.79 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve to 
the left having a central angle of 28[deg]49'27'' and a radius of 
160.00 ft.; thence northwesterly along the arc of said curve, 80.49 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of tangency thereof, 
said curve having a long chord bearing N15[deg]52'00.5'' W, 79.65 ft.; 
THENCE N30[deg]16'44'' W, 103.56 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod 
at the point of curvature of a curve to the right having a central 
angle of 31[deg]17'36'' and a radius of 192.00 ft.; thence northerly 
along the arc of said curve, 104.87 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron 
rod at the point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord 
bearing N14[deg]37'56'' W, 103.57 ft.; THENCE N01[deg]00'52'' E, 62.79 
ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N89[deg]06'24'' W, 380.04 
ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N00[deg]17'32'' W, 548.93 
ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N01[deg]03'16'' E, 
1,517.93 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N89[deg]55'10'' 
W, 632.25 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; THENCE N00[deg]33'46'' 
E, 93.42 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of 
curvature of a curve to the right having a central angle of 
07[deg]05'22'' and a radius of 2,794.00 ft.; thence northerly along the 
arc of said curve, 345.72 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the 
point of tangency thereof, said curve having a long chord bearing 
N04[deg]06'27'' E, 345.50 ft.; THENCE N07[deg]39'08'' E, 104.02 ft. to 
a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of curvature of a curve to 
the left having a central angle of 07[deg]14'40'' and a radius of 
1,012.00 ft.; thence northerly along the arc of said curve, 127.96 ft. 
to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point of tangency thereof, 
said curve having a long chord bearing N04[deg]01'48'' E, 127.87 ft.; 
THENCE N00[deg]24'28'' E, 210.33 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; 
THENCE N89[deg]06'46'' W, 1,056.52 ft. to the west line of the NW\1/4\ 
of the SE\1/4\ of Section 3, T10N, R6E; THENCE N00[deg]36'25'' E along 
said west line, 970.26 ft. to the southwest corner of the NE\1/4\ of 
said Section 3; THENCE N00[deg]40'57'' E along the west line of the 
NE\1/4\ of said Section 3, 2,747.19 ft. to the point of beginning.
    Containing 67,650,480 square feet or 1,553.04 acres more or less.
Subject to the Following Easements to the Town of Sumpter Around 
Existing Cemeteries
Easement ``A''--90 Foot Easement Around Cemetery PARCEL ``O2''
    A parcel of land located in the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of Section 
3, T10N, R6E, Town of Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin more particularly 
described as follows:
    Commencing at a Harrison monument at the northeast corner of said 
Section 3; thence S89[deg]56'52'' W along the north line of the NE\1/4\ 
of said Section 3, 2618.20 ft. to the south \1/4\ corner of Section 34, 
T11N, R6E; thence N89[deg]53'11'' E along the north line of the NE\1/4\ 
of said Section 3, 20.16 ft. to the north \1/4\ corner of said Section 
3; thence S52[deg]06'02'' E, 865.88 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron 
rod at the point of beginning; thence N85[deg]00'00'' E, 35.00 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence S5[deg]00'00'' E, 35.00 ft. to a 
\3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence S50[deg]00'00'' E, 127.28 ft.; 
thence S85[deg]00'00'' W, 215.00 ft.; thence N5[deg]00'00'' W, 215.00 
ft.; thence N85[deg]00'00'' E, 215.00 ft.; thence S5[deg]00'00'' E, 
215.00 ft.; thence N50[deg]00'00'' W, 127.28 ft.; thence 
S85[deg]00'00'' W, 35.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence 
N5[deg]00'00'' W, 35.00 ft. to the point of beginning.
Easement ``B''--90 Foot Easement Around Cemetery PARCEL ``O6''
    A parcel of land located in the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of Section 
2, T10N, R6E and in the SW\1/4\ of the SE\1/4\ of Section 35, T11N, R6E 
all in the town of Sumpter, Sauk County, Wisconsin more particularly 
described as follows:
    Commencing at a Harrison monument at the northeast corner of said 
Section 2; thence S89[deg]57'01'' W along the north line of the NE\1/4\ 
of the NE\1/4\ and the north line of the NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of said 
Section 2, 1667.80 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod at the point 
of beginning; thence S0[deg]17'43'' W, 316.48 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid 
round iron rod; thence S44[deg]52'38'' E, 126.90 ft.; thence 
N0[deg]17'43'' E, 496.48 ft.; thence S89[deg]57'01'' W, 533.00 ft.; 
thence S0[deg]17'43'' W, 496.48 ft.; thence N89[deg]57'01'' E, 533.00 
ft.; thence N44[deg]52'38'' W, 126.90 ft.; thence S89[deg]57'01'' W, 
353.00 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod; thence N0[deg]17'43'' E, 
316.48 ft. to a \3/4\'' solid round iron rod on the north line of the 
NW\1/4\ of the NE\1/4\ of said Section 2; thence N89[deg]57'01'' E 
along said north line, 353.00 ft. to the point of beginning.
    In addition, pursuant to the Act, federally-owned structures on the 
property have been transferred to the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin in 
fee. The transfer of the property has been recorded at the Land Title 
Records Office as BIA Land Titles and Records Tract ID #: 439 T 2170.

Authority

    This notice publishes the legal description of the property in the 
Federal Register. The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is issuing 
this publication under authority delegated by the Secretary of the 
Interior by 209 Departmental Manual 8.1, and with the concurrence of 
the Secretary of the Army.


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    Dated: June 26, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-16196 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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