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The bill completes a targeted land swap that conserves a portion of public forest and enables a local business to expand, but it reduces federal oversight and shifts access and cost responsibilities to state or private hands.
State governments and local communities gain ~37.27 acres added to Black River State Forest, preserving contiguous public forestland and its conservation/public-use value.
Small-business owners (Deli, Inc.) and nearby communities get ~31.83 acres of State land needed for Deli's sphagnum-moss operations, supporting local economic activity and jobs.
State governments receive a clear, expedited administrative process for the Secretary to issue a quitclaim deed, reducing transaction delays for the land conveyance.
State governments and local communities lose a federal reversionary interest, permanently reducing federal control over future public-use requirements for the affected land.
Rural communities may experience reduced public access or changed land use where State forest land is conveyed to a private company (Deli, Inc.), potentially limiting recreation or conservation outcomes.
State governments and private owners (including Deli, Inc.) may incur maintenance and liability costs transferred by the swap without accompanying federal funding, creating potential fiscal pressure.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Conditions the release of the United States’ reversionary interest in about 31.83 acres of Wisconsin state forest land in Black River State Forest if the State conveys that land to Deli, Inc. in exchange for about 37.27 acres of Deli, Inc. land. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promptly provide a recordable quitclaim deed conveying any U.S. interest without payment and allows the Secretary to correct the legal description before recording.
Introduced October 28, 2025 by Derrick Van Orden · Last progress October 28, 2025