Sponsor
Thomas P. TIFFANY
Representative · R-WI
Representative · R-WI
The bill enables a specific small business to buy federal land quickly and increases permitting transparency for construction materials (potentially easing supply constraints), at the cost of reducing public land and environmental protections, creating legal/title risks, and raising concerns about fairness and tradeoffs between speed and safeguards.
Small businesses (e.g., the named purchaser) can acquire the 14‑acre parcel from the National Forest at market value to expand operations, while the federal government receives payment that reduces direct taxpayer outlays for the sale.
Local governments and buyers get clearer, enforceable appraisal and survey deadlines, creating more predictable timing for land transfer and local project planning.
The conveyance can be conditioned to protect U.S. interests and remain subject to valid existing rights, preserving some federal safeguards on how the land can be used.
Rural communities and the public lose a National Forest parcel (including transferred mineral rights), reducing public land and raising the risk of future resource extraction that could harm local environments, access, and infrastructure.
Taxpayers and local governments may face unresolved liabilities or unclear title because the sale uses a quitclaim deed that conveys limited warranties.
Selling specifically to a named private buyer rather than through a competitive process may be perceived as preferential and could limit revenues that a competitive sale might generate for taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Conveys ~14 acres of National Forest land in Wisconsin to a named private buyer if it pays appraised value, and requires a 180‑day federal review of permitting for stone, sand, and gravel projects on federal lands.
Transfers a roughly 14‑acre parcel of National Forest System land in the Chequamegon‑Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin to a named private company if it pays the appraised market value and related costs, with deadlines for appraisal and conveyance. Requires a 180‑day federal review of permitting processes for stone, sand, and gravel development on federal lands and a public report to Congress identifying timelines, inefficiencies, economic impacts, and recommendations to streamline permitting.
Official title: To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and for other purposes.
Introduced June 11, 2025 by Thomas P. TIFFANY · Last progress June 10, 2026