[109th Congress Public Law 387]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]


[DOCID: f:publ387.109]

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Public Law 109-387
109th Congress

                                 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. <<NOTE: Dec. 12, 2006 -  [H.R. 4559]>> 

    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

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        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

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the conveyances under this section as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

    Approved December 12, 2006.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4559:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 152 (2006):
            Sept. 26, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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