36 CFR § 291.33 - Use of recovered amounts.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s291.33"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 291.33 - Use of recovered amounts."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "291.33"
section_name: "Use of recovered amounts."
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."
cfr_part: "291"
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# 291.33 Use of recovered amounts.
Penalties and/or restitution collected shall be available to the Authorized Officer and without further appropriation may be used only as follows:
(a) To protect, restore, or repair the paleontological resources and sites which were the subject of the action, and to protect, monitor, and study the resources and sites; and/or
(b) To provide educational materials to the public about paleontological resources, sites, and their protection; and/or
(c) To provide for the payment of rewards as provided in § 291.40.