{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-254.11","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 254.11","heading":"Exchanges at approximately equal value.","body":"(a) The authorized officer may exchange lands which are of approximately equal value upon a determination that:\n(1) The exchange is in the public interest and the consummation of the proposed exchange will be expedited;\n(2) The value of the lands to be conveyed out of Federal ownership is not more than $150,000 as based upon a statement of value prepared by a qualified appraiser and accepted by an authorized officer;\n(3) The Federal and non-Federal lands are substantially similar in location, acreage, use, and physical attributes; and\n(4) There are no significant elements of value requiring complex analysis.\n(b) The authorized officer, not the non-Federal party, determines whether the Federal and non-Federal lands are approximately equal in value and must document how the determination was made.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 254—LANDOWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS","Subpart A—Land Exchanges"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"688e6ee2342387c79e450905a4e6f437524a6715ab5137ddfbec7136aef00f88","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-254.10","next":"us/36-cfr-254.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}