H.R. 5866

[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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