{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-47.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 47.40","heading":"How must properties be described?","body":"The description of properties involved in a land exchange must be either:\n(a) Based upon a survey completed in accordance with the Public Land Survey System laws and standards of the United States; or\n(b) If Public Land Survey System laws and standards cannot be applied, based upon a survey that both:\n(1) Uses other means prescribed or allowed by applicable law; and\n(2) Clearly describes the property and allows it to be easily located.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of the Interior","PART 47—LAND EXCHANGE PROCEDURES","Subpart A—The Exchange Process"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"77266c317ee5b66f0931ce02bb5d016524738282a2da1805392e87d38c925118","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-47.35","next":"us/43-cfr-47.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}