Sec. 17. Whenever the department determines that because of:
(1) a change in location of a state highway; or
(2) any other reason;
a parcel of real property owned by the department, or in which the department has rights or an easement, will not be needed, the department may exchange the parcel of property, the rights in the property, or easement in the property for a parcel of property, rights in a property, or an easement in a property, which the department determines is needed.