Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§470kk Savings Provisions
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1B — ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION › § 470kk
Summary
Keeps current mining, leasing, reclamation, and other public‑land uses unchanged. Permits private collection of rocks, coins, bullets, or minerals that are not archaeological without a permit per rules at 470bb(1), limits chapter to public and Indian land, and does not change lawful recovery, collection, or sale from other land.
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Title 16, §470kk
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(a)Mining, mineral leasing, reclamation, and other multiple uses
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to repeal, modify, or impose additional restrictions on the activities permitted under existing laws and authorities relating to mining, mineral leasing, reclamation, and other multiple uses of the public lands.
(b)Private collections
Nothing in this chapter applies to, or requires a permit for, the collection for private purposes of any rock, coin, bullet, or mineral which is not an archaeological resource, as determined under uniform regulations promulgated under section 470bb(1) of this title.
(c)Lands within chapter
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any land other than public land or Indian land or to affect the lawful recovery, collection, or sale of archaeological resources from land other than public land or Indian land.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 470kk
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110