Will the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Trade Land?
The Wilmington District has determined that all currently held easements and fee-owned lands are needed for the purposes for which they were originally acquired, and it will not entertain requests from private parties to surplus any easements or fee-owned lands. Land exchange proposals will only be considered when it is clearly in the best interest of the Government. All exchanges must be desirable with respect to engineering, economic, environmental, real estate, and legal considerations. Requests for easement or land exchanges will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Factors that are considered when reviewing a land exchange are, but not limited to, current encroachments, land restrictions, disposal area access, and parcel size. The best interest of the Government may not be a 1:1 exchange of lands with regards to size, value, or intent. No land exchange will be considered solely for the benefit of a private party. Requests to surplus easement or fee-owned lands from private partie
