FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                           WASHINGTON

             FSH 5409.13 - LAND ACQUISITION HANDBOOK

                   Amendment No.  5409.13-94-1

                     Effective June 7, 1994

POSTING NOTICE.  Amendments are numbered consecutively by 
Handbook number and calendar year.  Post by document name.  Place 
the Table of Contents in front of chapter 10.  Retain this 
transmittal as the first page of this document.  The last 
amendment to this Handbook was Amendment 5409.13-91-1.

This amendment supersedes Amendment 5409.13-91-1 to 5409.13,10 
Contents.

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10 Contents - Revises codes and captions to agree with text 
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JACK WARD THOMAS
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             FSH 5409.13 - LAND ACQUISITION HANDBOOK
                    WO AMENDMENT 5409.13-94-1
                        EFFECTIVE 6/7/94

                   CHAPTER 10 - LAND PURCHASE

                            Contents


11     GENERAL GUIDELINES
11.1   Preliminary Negotiations
11.2   Evaluation of Offers
11.3   Title Evidence
11.4   Appraisals and Subsequent Negotiations
11.41  Negotiation Policy for Acquiring Property Under Threat of 
       Condemnation
11.5   Land Purchase Options
11.51  Option Preparation
11.52  Option Execution
11.53  Submission Requirements
11.54  Changes or Attachments to Options
11.55  Actions on Signed Options
11.56  Modification or Cancellation of Options
11.57  Option Contract Adjustments
11.58  Modification of Payment Due to Damages
11.59  Recording Land Purchase Option and Contract
11.6   Surveys and Status Checks
11.61  Surveys
11.62  Status Checks
11.7   Case Approval
11.71  Actions Upon Approval
11.72  Administration Following Acceptance
11.8   Obligations
11.81  Date of Obligation
11.82  Funds To Be Obligated
11.83  Termination of Obligations
11.9   Closing Acquisition Cases
11.91  Payment and Closing on Final Title Opinion
11.92  Payment and Closing on Preliminary Title Opinion
11.93  Closing by Condemnation
11.94  Deferred Payments

12     PURCHASE UNITS

13     ADMINISTRATIVE SITES
13.1   Planning and Coordination
13.2   Secretary's Approval

14     RECORDS AND REPORTS
14.1   Case Processing Documentation
14.2   Document and Processing Summary Chart

15     LAND ACQUISITION PRIORITY LIST
15.02  Objective
15.03  Policy
15.1   Land Acquisition Priority System
15.11  Downloading Land Acquisition Priority System Software 
       Programs and Dumpfile Retrieval
15.12  Entering Information in Land Acquisition Priority System 
15.13  Creating Land Acquisition Priority System Reports and 
       Databases
15.14  Exhibits