CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ron Johnson (R-WI)

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.

S. 1262 · Senate bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.

Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote

A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.

This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. On Calendar

What this bill would do

This bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to release a reversionary interest in specific land located within the Black River State Forest in Millston, Wisconsin. This land is currently subject to a requirement under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act that it be used for public purposes in perpetuity. The bill outlines a land exchange between the State of Wisconsin and a business called Deli, Inc. Under the agreement, the State will convey the state forest land to Deli, Inc. in exchange for the Deli land. Once this exchange occurs, the Deli land will be added to the Black River State Forest.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    The bill benefits Deli, Inc. by facilitating a land exchange that likely aids their moss production business operations.

  • Scored +3

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    The land exchange adds more acreage to the Black River State Forest, enhancing public forest land management.

  • Scored +2

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The expansion of the state forest provides additional recreational land for local residents in Millston, Wisconsin.

The opposite

  • Scored -2

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill reduces federal oversight by releasing a reversionary interest that previously required land to be used for public purposes.