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.

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to release the United States’ reversionary interest in certain lands within the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin, as part of a proposed land exchange between the State of Wisconsin and Deli, Inc. Deli, Inc. owns or has an option to acquire about 37.27 acres (Deli land) near Millston. The State forest land involved in the exchange totals about 31.83 acres (state forest land). The plan is for Wisconsin to exchange the state forest land to Deli, Inc. in return for Deli land, after which the Deli land would be added to Black River State Forest. If the State completes the exchange, the United States would release its reversionary interest in the state forest land through a quitclaim deed, effectively transferring any federal interest in that land to the State without payment. The release would occur “as expeditiously as practicable” and could be accompanied by adjustments to the land descriptions as needed. In short, the bill creates a pathway to remove the federal reversion on the land so the state can complete a land swap with a private company, integrating the Deli land into the state forest and transferring the federal interest to Wisconsin.