Two of Eastern Wisconsin’s state legislators have introduced a bill that he said will prohibit foreign adversaries from purchasing agriculture or forestry land in our state.
The measure was co-sponsored by Senator Andre Jacque and fellow Republican Assemblyman William Penterman of Kaukauna.
It should be noted that the bill does define a foreign adversary as “a foreign government or nongovernment person determined by the federal secretary of commerce to have engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States.”
Current law generally prohibits a nonresident alien or a corporation that is not created under federal law or the laws of any state (foreign person) from acquiring, owning, or holding more than 640 acres of land in this state.
However, that prohibition does not apply to several activities.
Sen. Jacque and Rep. Penterman’s bill would add a provision that prohibits a foreign adversary from acquiring any land for agricultural or forestry purposes.
