77.885 Withdrawal of tribal lands. - Wisconsin Statutes

77.885

77.885 Withdrawal of tribal lands. Upon request of an Indian tribe, the department shall order the withdrawal of land that is owned in fee that is designated as managed forest land from the managed forest land program. No withdrawal tax under s. 77.88 (5) or withdrawal fee under s. 77.88 (5m) may be assessed against an Indian tribe for the withdrawal of such land if all of the following apply:

77.885(1)

(1) The Indian tribe provides the department the date of the order to transfer the land to the United States to be held in trust for the tribe.

77.885(2)

(2) The tribe and the department have in effect a written agreement under which the tribe agrees that the land shall continue to be treated as managed forest land until the date on which the managed forest land order would have expired.

77.885 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 28.