36 CFR §254.32
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- (a)This subpart allows conveyance of parcels of 10 acres or less, which will resolve encroachments by persons on National Forest System lands:
- (b)This subpart also allows conveyance of parcels of 10 acres or less that are not eligible for conveyance under subsection (a) but are encroached on by a permanent habitable improvement for which there is no evidence that the encroachment was intentional or negligent.
- (c)Forest Service officials shall consider the following factors when determining whether to convey lands upon which encroachments exist under subsections (a) and (b):
- (1)The location of the property boundaries based on historical location and continued acceptance and maintenance,
- (2)Factual evidence of claim of title or color of title,
- (3)Notice given to persons encroaching on National Forest System lands,
- (4)Degree of development in the encroached upon area, and
- (5)Creation of an uneconomic remnant.
- (d)This subpart also allows conveyance of parcels that are used as a cemetery (including a parcel of not more than one acre adjacent to the parcel used as a cemetery), a landfill, or a sewage treatment plant under a special use authorization issued or otherwise authorized by a Forest Service official.