Proposed Forest Service Land Exchange Involving the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia
Published: Dec 17, 1980. Publicly Released: Dec 17, 1980.
Skip to Highlights
Highlights
GAO was asked to review a proposed Forest Service land exchange involving the Chattahoochee National Forest. The proposal called for the owners of private property in Chattooga, Walker, and Whitfield Counties to swap their land in exchange for Forest Service acreage within the National Forest.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | The Chief of the U.S. Forest Service should disapprove and terminate the land exchange as presently proposed. |
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
|
| Forest Service | The Chief of the U.S. Forest Service should assure that, once the road is completed, the value of the Forest Service land be redetermined by professional appraisers not previously involved in this matter and, if appropriate, new efforts to accomplish an exchange on an appropriately adjusted basis should be undertaken. |
Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.
|