Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110

§4308 Miscellaneous Provisions

Title 16 › CHAPTER 63 — FEDERAL CAVE RESOURCES PROTECTION › § 4308

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Makes $100,000 available to carry out the law’s purposes. Money collected from cave permit fees, forfeited bonds or other security when a permittee breaks permit rules under section 4306, and civil or criminal fines for violations must go into a special Treasury fund. If Congress approves the spending in advance, the Secretary can use those funds to manage, improve, repair, or restore important caves on Federal lands. Does not force changes to any land management plan whose preparation started before November 18, 1988. It also does not change U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws or affect valid existing rights.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §4308

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(a)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000 to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b)Effect on land management plans

Nothing in this chapter shall require the amendment or revision of any land management plan the preparation of which began prior to November 18, 1988.

(c)Fund

Any money collected by the United States as permit fees for collection and removal of cave resources; received by the United States as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or other security by a permittee who does not comply with the requirements of such permit issued under section 4306 of this title; or collected by the United States by way of civil penalties or criminal fines for violations of this chapter shall be placed in a special fund in the Treasury. Such moneys shall be available for obligation or expenditure (to the extent provided for in advance in appropriation Acts) as determined by the Secretary for the improved management, benefit, repair, or restoration of significant caves located on Federal lands.

(d)Existing rights

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect the full operation of the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, or otherwise affect valid existing rights.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 4308

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110