5509.11,T of C Page 1 of 12 FSH 5509.11 - TITLE CLAIMS, SALES, AND GRANTS HANDBOOK Contents ZERO CODE CHAPTER 10 TITLE CLAIMS AND ENCROACHMENTS 20 SALES 30 GRANTS 40 SPECIAL ACTS 50 MINING CLAIMS 60 ENCUMBRANCES ZERO CODE Contents 01 AUTHORITY 03 POLICY 05 DEFINITIONS 06 REPORTS 06.1 Program Activity Reports CHAPTER 10 - TITLE CLAIMS AND ENCROACHMENTS Contents 10.2 Objectives 10.3 Policy 11 PLANNING 11.1 Financing the Job 11.11 Files and Records 11.12 Categories 11.13 Inventory 11.14 Priority 11.2 Investigation 11.21 Documentation 11.22 Personal Contact 11.23 Written Confirmation 11.24 Research for Factual Records 11.25 Public Records 11.25a County Records 11.25b State Records 11.25c Bureau of Land Management Records 11.25d Court Records [Reserved] 11.25e Archive Records [Reserved] 11.26 Field Investigation of Claim Area 11.27 Evaluation and Analysis 12 LITIGATION AGAINST THE UNITED STATES 12.01 Authority 12.1 Scope 12.2 Procedures 12.21 Preparing Litigation Report 12.22 Litigation Report 12.3 Litigation Procedures 12.31 Interrogatories 12.32 Discovery 12.33 Settlement 12.34 Followup on Court Orders 12.35 Closing Case 13 ADMINISTRATIVE OR LEGAL ACTION BY THE UNITED STATES 13.1 Procedures 13.11 Title Claim and Encroachment Report Outline 13.12 Alternatives 13.12a Valid Claims and Qualified Encroachments 13.12b Invalid Claims 13.2 Adjustment of Land Titles Act (P.L. 78-120, 1943) 13.21 Adverse Possession 13.22 Overlapping Deeds 13.23 Inaccurate Property Boundaries 13.24 Condemnation 13.25 Erroneous Deed 13.26 Recovery of Purchase Consideration 13.27 Reconveyance of Land Acquired by Exchange 13.27a Case Not Consummated 13.27b Case Consummated 13.28 Processing 13.3 Quitclaim Act of 1930 13.31 Description 13.32 Scope 13.33 Processing 13.34 Conveyance Documents 13.35 Application for Quitclaim Deed 13.36 Specimen Quitclaim Deeds 13.37 Delivering and Recording Title Conveyances 13.4 Color of Title Act of 1928 13.41 Description 13.42 Processing 13.43 Wisconsin Land Title Act of 1954 13.5 Disclaimer of Interest 13.51 Types of Interests Affected 13.52 Evaluation of Request 13.53 Processing Responsibility 13.6 Correction of Documents 13.61 Processing 13.7 Invalid Claims and Encroachments 13.71 Land Exchange or Special-Use Permit 13.71a Limitations 13.71b Special-Use Permit 13.71c Land Exchange 13.72 Negotiation 13.72a Disposal of Improvements 13.72b Demand Letters 13.73 Occupancy Based Upon Mining Claims 13.8 Litigation Resolution 13.81 Not Under Claim of Title 13.82 Under Claim of Title 13.83 Civil Action 13.84 Followup on Court Orders 13.85 Closing Case 14 LEGISLATIVE ACTION 15 PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 15.1 Program 15.11 Cooperation With Local Authorities 15.12 Cooperation With Adjoining Landowners 16 RIPARIAN LAND TITLE [Reserved] 17 NAVIGABLE WATER TITLE [Reserved] 18 REPORTS [Reserved] CHAPTER 20 - SALES Contents 21 SMALL TRACTS ADJUSTMENTS 21.01 Authority 21.02 Objectives 21.03 Policy 21.04 Responsibility 21.05 Definitions 21.1 Land Subject to Conveyance 21.11 Initiating a Transaction 21.12 General Procedures 21.12a Encroachments 21.12b Road Rights-of-way 21.12c Mineral Survey Fractions 21.2 Applicant Initiated or Negotiated Transaction 21.21 Attendant Facts 21.22 Special Considerations Applicable to Encroachment Cases 21.22a Predecessor(s) in Title 21.22b Developed Subdivisions 21.22c Boundary Location 21.22d Evaluation of Facts 21.23 Action on Proposal 21.23a Denial 21.23b Acceptance 21.3 Conveyance Cost 21.31 Method of Bearing Costs 21.32 Optional Conveyance Agreements 21.32a Applicant or Negotiated Transactions 21.32b Public Sale Transactions 21.4 Title Approval for Acquired Lands 21.41 Title Evidence 21.42 Standards 21.5 Property Valuation 21.51 Approximate Equal Value 21.52 Equal Value 21.6 Survey and Property Description 21.61 Standards 21.62 Description Using Existing Surveys 21.63 Description By Exception In Conveyance Document 21.64 Description of Fractions Within Aliquot Parts 21.7 Conveyance Document 21.71 Type of Document 21.72 State and Local Requirements 21.73 Delivery 21.74 Recording 21.75 Filing and Posting 21.76 Notice to Bureau of Land Management 21.8 Forest Service Initiated Transactions 21.81 Type of Transaction 21.81a Negotiated Sale, Exchange, or Interaction 21.81b Competitive Public Sale 21.82 Analyses 21.83 Reports 21.84 Procedures 21.85 Public Notice 21.86 Small Tracts Sale Offer 21.9 Reporting 22 NATIONAL FOREST TOWNSITES 22.01 Authority 22.03 Policy 22.04 Responsibility 22.1 Application 22.2 Designation and Public Notice 22.21 Designation Order 22.22 Public Notice 22.3 Studies and Reports 22.31 Tract Examination 22.32 Environmental Assessment 22.33 Recommendations 22.34 Action on Proposal 22.4 Survey and Property Description 22.41 Standards 22.5 Appraisal 22.6 Conveyance Document 23 EXCESS PROPERTY 23.1 Determination 23.2 Procedure 24 NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND LAND UTILIZATION PROJECT LAND 24.1 Procedure 25 FIRE CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS AND LAND OUTSIDE NATIONAL FOREST 25.1 Applications 25.2 Public Domain Land 25.3 Studies and Reports 25.4 Appraisals 25.5 Negotiations 25.6 Deeds 25.7 Bills of Sale 25.8 Closing Transfer CHAPTER 30 - GRANTS Contents 31 NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND LAND UTILIZATION PROJECTLAND 31.1 Procedure 32 AIRPORTS 33 INDIAN SETTLER ALLOTMENTS [Reserved] CHAPTER 40 - SPECIAL ACTS Contents 41 SALES 41.01 Authority 41.1 Tongass National Forest Timber Act 42 GRANTS 42.01 Authority 42.03 Policy 42.04 Responsibility 42.1 Alaska Community Development 42.11 Procedures CHAPTER 50 - MINING CLAIMS Contents 51 OCCUPANCY BASED UPON MINING CLAIMS 52 ACTIONS AFTER CLAIM HAS BEEN DECLARED NULL AND VOID CHAPTER 60 - ENCUMBRANCES Contents 61 OUTSTANDING PRIVATE GRANTS AND RESERVATIONS[Reserved] 62 OUTSTANDING FEDERAL GRANTS AND EASEMENTS 62.1 Water Conveyance Facilities 62.11 Original Authorities 62.11a Act of July 26, 1866 (14 Stat. 254) (43 USC 661) 62.11b Act of March 3, 1891 (32 Stat. 1095) (43 USC 946-949) 62.11c Act of January 21, 1895 (28 Stat. 635) (43 USC 956) 62.11d Act of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat. 35) (16 USC 551) 62.11e Act of May 11, 1898 (30 Stat. 404) (43 USC 951) 62.11f Act of February 15, 1901 (31 Stat. 790) (43 USC 959) 62.11g Act of February 1, 1905 (33 Stat. 790) (16 USC 524) 62.12 Legislative History - Act of October 27, 1986