I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4559 
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System land to 
the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wisconsin, to authorize the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain isolated parcels of National Forest Sys-
tem land in Florence and Langlade Counties, Wisconsin, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2005 
Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest 
System land to the towns of Laona and Wabeno, Wis-
consin, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to con-
vey certain isolated parcels of National Forest System 
land in Florence and Langlade Counties, Wisconsin, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NA-
TIONAL FOREST LAND TO TOWNS OF LAONA 
AND WABENO, WISCONSIN. 
(a) CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF LAONA.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—At the request of the town 
of Laona, Wisconsin (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘town’’), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
convey to the town all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of National For-
est System land in Forest County, Wisconsin, con-
sisting of approximately 176 acres, as further de-
scribed in paragraph (2), for the purpose of permit-
ting the town to use the parcel as a site for an in-
dustrial park and for other purposes. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land 
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the 
N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and that 
part of the W1⁄2NE1⁄4 lying south of the Rat River, 
excluding Lot #1 of Forest County Certified Survey 
Map #157861 and a 100-foot wide former rail road 
right-of-way running through the W1⁄2NE1⁄4, all in 
section 6, township 35 north, range 15 east, Laona 
Township, Forest County, Wisconsin. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 
conveyance under this subsection, the town shall pay 
to the Secretary an amount equal to $300,000, 
which is the appraised fair market value of the par-
cel of National Forest System land to be conveyed. 
(b) CONVEYANCE TO TOWN OF WABENO.—
(1) CONVEYANCE.—At the request of the town 
of Wabeno, Wisconsin (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘town’’), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
convey to the town all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of National For-
est System land in Forest County, Wisconsin, con-
sisting of approximately 173 acres, as further de-
scribed in paragraph (2), for the purpose of permit-
ting the town to use the parcel as a site for an in-
dustrial park and for other purposes. 
(2) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—The parcel of land 
referred to in paragraph (1) consists of the 
S1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and east 17.30 acres of the 
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, excluding a 100-foot wide former rail 
road right-of-way running through the NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 
and SE1⁄4NW1⁄4 and a 0.02 acre parcel in the 
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, a 0.93 acre parcel in the SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 
and a 2.36 acre parcel in the E1⁄2SW1⁄4 reserved for 
highway purposes, as described in volume 7, 276– 
277, Forest County Records, and all in section 7, 
township 34 north, range 15 east, Wabeno Town-
ship, Forest County, Wisconsin. 
(3) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 
conveyance under this subsection, the town shall pay 
to the Secretary an amount equal to $320,000,