36 CFR § 291.2 - Authorities.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s291.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 291.2 - Authorities."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "291.2"
section_name: "Authorities."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "291"
part_name: "PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 470aaa through 470aaa-11."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 21630, Apr. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 291.2 Authorities.

The regulations in this part are promulgated pursuant to the Omnibus Public Lands Act, Title VI, subtitle D on Paleontological Resources Preservation, 16 U.S.C. 470aaa through 16 U.S.C. 470aaa-11, which requires the Secretary to issue such regulations as are appropriate to carry out the Act.