# 36 CFR § 254.30: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.30

## Section

- **Citation:** 36 CFR § 254.30
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > PART 254—LANDOWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS > Subpart C—Conveyance of Small Tracts

## Text

These regulations set forth procedures by which the Secretary of Agriculture may resolve land disputes and management problems pursuant to Pub. L. 97-465, commonly called the Small Tracts Act, by conveying, through sale, exchange, or interchange, three categories of tracts of land: Parcels encroached on, road rights-of-way, and mineral survey fractions. Implementation of these regulations does not constitute authorization of nor consent to adverse possession against lands administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.

## Nearby sections

- [36 CFR § 254.1 § 254.1 Scope and applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.1.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.2 § 254.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.2.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.3 § 254.3 Requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.3.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.4 § 254.4 Agreement to initiate an exchange.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.4.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.5 § 254.5 Assembled land exchanges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.5.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.6 § 254.6 Segregative effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.6.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.7 § 254.7 Assumption of costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.7.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.8 § 254.8 Notice of exchange proposal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.8.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.9 § 254.9 Appraisals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.9.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.10 § 254.10 Bargaining; arbitration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.10.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.11 § 254.11 Exchanges at approximately equal value.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.11.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.12 § 254.12 Value equalization; cash equalization waiver.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.12.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.13 § 254.13 Approval of exchanges; notice of decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.13.md)
- [36 CFR § 254.14 § 254.14 Exchange agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-36-254.14.md)

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