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H.R. 4559 · 109th Congress

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno…

Full title

To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

Law · 109-387 · Dec 12, 2006
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  1. House Introduced Dec 15, 2005
  2. House Passed Sep 26, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Nov 16, 2006
  4. President To the President Dec 4, 2006
  5. President Signed Dec 12, 2006
  6. Law Dec 12, 2006

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey two specified parcels of National Forest System (NFS) land in Forest County, Wisconsin, to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, at their request, for use as industrial park sites in exchange for the appraised fair market value of the parcels.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 12, 2006

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 26, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey two specified parcels of National Forest System (NFS) land in Forest County, Wisconsin, to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, at their request, for use as industrial park sites in exchange for the appraised fair market value of the parcels. Requires, if necessary, the exact acreage and legal description of such lands to be determined by surveys satisfactory to the Secretary. Requires the costs of a survey to be borne by the recipient of the land.

Provides for the deposit and use of proceeds from the conveyance of land under this Act, including making such proceeds available to the Secretary to acquire land and interests in land for inclusion in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.

Withdraws the land to be conveyed from location, entry, and patent under the public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing laws, including geothermal leasing laws.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, and for other purposes.

Latest action (Dec 12, 2006): Became Public Law No: 109-387.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 15, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Dec 15, 2005
  2. House Passed Sep 26, 2006
  3. Senate Passed Nov 16, 2006
  4. President To the President Dec 4, 2006
  5. President Signed Dec 12, 2006
  6. Law Dec 12, 2006

No recorded floor vote found.