Small Tract Act Survey
A parcel of land surveyed under BLM authority and defined by the small tracts acts, Public Law 97-465, January 12, 1983. It applies to parcels within the National Forest System which may be sold, exchanged, or interchanged. The acreage of the parcels may be: (1) 40 acres or less when interspersed with adjacent lands not in federal ownership, (2) 10 acres or less when encroached upon by color of title improvements, or (3) Rights of way, reserved or acquired, which are no longer needed by the federal government and are surrounded by lands not owned by the federal government.