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Land Transactions: Titles and Settlements Courses

Bureau of Land Management

Course Title: Foundations for Land Tenure

Course Number: 1730-32

Sponsoring Organization: Bureau of Land Management

Course Description: This course is a collaboration between professionals, from different Federal agencies, involved with realty (title), cadastral survey (boundary), and appraisal (value) principles for federal real property management programs. This course is designed at a working level; trainees should have knowledge of their agency's laws, regulations and guidelines that dictate responsibilities associated with federal/public land management. Lessons involve numerous case study exercises examined in-group activities.

Session topics include:

• Planning and roles of land managers, land surveyors, and landowners.
• Types of ownership, authorizations and their scope
• Types of survey, chain of title research, survey procedures, cost recovery
• Legal jurisdiction, regulatory requirements, negotiation strategies
• Clear title, deed construction, patent, escrow and closing procedures
• Appraisal process, questions & answers with a Title Company representative
• Case study analysis and recommendations

Course Objectives are to:

• Develop and improve working relationships between appraisal, realty, and survey professionals to facilitate boundary and title resolution on federal interests lands, in an efficient and professional manner
• Provide communication tools to bridge knowledge across Federal agencies between the professionals involved in federal land tenure program.
• Provide for realty actions that meet legal requirements and protect interest of government and private ownership.
• Understand documents required to prepare or interpret a legal description to indicate a difference between lines of title, occupancy, and ownership.
• Determine appropriate laws to resolve title conflicts and complete title conveyances.
• Better understand title, boundary, and appraisal practices of other Federal agencies (USFS, BLM, USFWS, BIA).
• Develop general understanding of the appraisal process and its role in a real estate transaction.

Target Audience: Managers, realty specialists, cadastral surveyors, appraisers, land law examiners, legal instruments examiners, conveyance staff, resource specialists, personnel who need to know federal laws and public records that affect real property actions within their own and other agencies.

Attendance Restrictions: None

Course Length: 4 Days

Course Fee: Please refer to Website for updated information.

Contact Information:
Mike Birtles
9828 N. 31st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85051
Phone: (907) 271-3133
Fax: (602) 906-5555
E-mail: mike_birtles@blm.gov
Website: http://www.ntc.blm.gov/courses/ccrealty.html
Please refer to Website for course offering updates

Keywords: Land Transactions, titles, settlements

Course Title: Senior Adjudication Seminar

Course Number: 3000-10

Sponsoring Organization: Bureau of Land Management

Course Description: An advanced-level course that covers the problem-solving techniques, skills, and knowledge needed to make decisions in lands and minerals adjudication programs.

Course content includes:

• Current legislation, regulations, policy, Bureau directives.
• Interagency coordination and current initiatives.
• Interaction with IBLA and the Solicitor offices.
• Planning and relationships for environmental issues.
• Budget process and strategies.

Upon completion of this class, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate an increased awareness of policies, priorities in administering the public lands and minerals.
• Be informed of current laws, court and administrative decisions regarding the Bureau.
• Describe the legislative, regulatory, and administrative processes.
• Describe the BLM appropriation and budget process.
• Recognize the diversity of organizational cultures and identify adaptation strategies.
• Be aware of personnel issues that may impact the workplace.
• Identify strategies and opportunities that may assist in achieving career goals.

Target Audience: Senior land law examiners, realty specialists, managers, and team leaders involved with realty action decision making

Attendance Restrictions: None

Course Length: 4.5 Days

Course Fee: Please refer to Website for updated information.

Contact Information:
Mary Jo Yoas
Training Coordinator
Mailing Address:
9828 N. 31st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85051
Phone: (602) 906-5533
Fax: (602) 906-5555
E-mail: maryjo_yoas@tc.blm.gov
Website: www.ntc.blm.gov/courses/ccrealty
Please refer to Website for course offering updates

Keywords: Land Transactions, titles, settlements

Course Title: Complex Use Authorization

Course Number: N/A

Sponsoring Organization: Bureau of Land Management

Course Description: Use Authorization Curriculum. Designed to provide the knowledge to perform adjudicative functions and regulations for railroad rights-of-ways, land use permits, leases, and easements as well as Recreation & Public Purpose actions. Upon completion of this course individuals will be able to:

• Perform adjudicative responsibilities for Railroad ROWs applicable regulations and guidance
• Understand and apply current guidance to recognized uses under FLPMA section 302(b) authority
• Perform adjudicative and procedures for Recreation & Public Purpose Act leases and patents

Target Audience: Realty specialists, land law examiners, law enforcement employees

Attendance Restrictions: None

Course Length: 4.5 Days

Course Fee: $500 for non-BLM enrollment

Contact Information:
June Bailey
Training Coordinator
9828 N. 31st Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85051
Phone: (602) 906-5524
Fax: (602) 906-5555
E-mail: June_Bailey@tc.blm.gov
Website: http://www.ntc.blm.gov/courses/ccrealty.html

Keywords: Land Transactions, titles, settlements