(1) The board may only sell a parcel that is wholly surrounded by other public land if the board provides compelling reasons for the sale.

(2) The board may only sell a parcel that is wholly surrounded by land under conservation easement if the board provides compelling reasons for the sale.

(3) The board may only sell a parcel that the department, in compliance with the Montana Environmental Policy Act, 75-1-201 , et seq., MCA, (MEPA) , determines significant for threatened or endangered species if the board provides compelling reasons for sale.

(4) If the sale of a parcel would extinguish existing, reasonable public access to other public or state trust land or to public water, as defined in 77-2-303 (2) (a) , MCA, the board shall reserve an easement or right of way for access to the other public or state trust land or to public water.

(5) If the sale of a parcel would extinguish access to adjacent private land, the department shall provide an opportunity for the landowner to make application to purchase an easement under 77-1-107 , 77-1-130 , or 77-2-101 , MCA.

(6) If a person directly or indirectly creates an isolated parcel of school trust land in order to benefit from land banking, the department shall recommend that the parcel be considered nonisolated.