# 36 C.F.R. § 254.6 (2026): Segregative effect

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_6

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 C.F.R. § 254.6 (2026)
- **Heading:** Segregative effect
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 36 CFR: Parks, Forests, and Public Property / Chapter II: FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / Part 254: LANDOWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS / Subpart A: Land Exchanges / § 254.6: § 254.6   Segregative effect.

## Text

(a) If a proposal is made to exchange Federal lands, the authorized officer may request the appropriate State Office of the Bureau of Management (BLM) to segregate the Federal lands by a notation on the public land records. Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal lands shall be segregated from appropriation under the public land laws and mineral laws for a period not to exceed 5 years from the date of record notation.
(b) Any interests of the United States in the non-Federal lands that are covered by the exchange proposal may be noted and segregated from appropriation under the mineral laws for a period not to exceed 5 years from the date of notation.
(c) The segregative effect terminates as follows:
(1) Automatically, upon issuance of a patent or other document of conveyance to the affected lands;
(2) On the date and time specified in an opening order, published in the
Federal Register
by the appropriate BLM State Office, if a decision is made not to proceed with the exchange or upon removal of any lands from the exchange proposal; or
(3) Automatically, at the end of the segregation period not to exceed 5 years from the date of notation on the public land records, whichever occurs first.

## Nearby sections

- [36 C.F.R. § 254.1 (2026) § 254.1   Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_1.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.2 (2026) § 254.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_2.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.3 (2026) § 254.3   Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_3.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.4 (2026) § 254.4   Agreement to initiate an exchange.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_4.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.5 (2026) § 254.5   Assembled land exchanges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_5.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.6 (2026) § 254.6   Segregative effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_6.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.7 (2026) § 254.7   Assumption of costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_7.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.8 (2026) § 254.8   Notice of exchange proposal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_8.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.9 (2026) § 254.9   Appraisals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_9.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.10 (2026) § 254.10   Bargaining; arbitration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_10.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.11 (2026) § 254.11   Exchanges at approximately equal value.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_11.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.12 (2026) § 254.12   Value equalization; cash equalization waiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_12.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.13 (2026) § 254.13   Approval of exchanges; notice of decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_13.md)
- [36 C.F.R. § 254.14 (2026) § 254.14   Exchange agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T36_P254_S254_14.md)

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