(c) HEARINGS.—Hearings held during proceedings 
instituted under subsection (a) shall be conducted in ac-
cordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) USE OF RECOVERED AMOUNTS.—Penalties col-
lected under this section shall be available to the Secretary 
and without further appropriation may be used only as 
follows: 
(1) To protect, restore, or repair the paleon-
tological resources and sites which were the subject 
of the action, or to acquire sites with equivalent re-
sources, and to protect, monitor, and study the re-
sources and sites. Any acquisition shall be subject to 
any limitations contained in the organic legislation 
for such Federal lands. 
(2) To provide educational materials to the 
public about paleontological resources and sites. 
(3) To provide for the payment of rewards as 
provided in section 9. 
SEC. 9. REWARDS AND FORFEITURE. 
(a) REWARDS.—The Secretary may pay from pen-
alties collected under section 7 or 8— 
(1) consistent with amounts established in regu-
lations by the Secretary; or 
(2) if no such regulation exists, an amount 
equal to the lesser of one-half of the penalty or 
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$500, to any person who furnishes information 
which leads to the finding of a civil violation, or the 
conviction of criminal violation, with respect to 
which the penalty was paid. If several persons pro-
vided the information, the amount shall be divided 
among the persons. No officer or employee of the 
United States or of any State or local government 
who furnishes information or renders service in the 
performance of his official duties shall be eligible for 
payment under this subsection. 
(b) FORFEITURE.—All paleontological resources with 
respect to which a violation under section 7 or 8 occurred 
and which are in the possession of any person, and all 
vehicles and equipment of any person that were used in 
connection with the violation, shall be subject to civil for-
feiture, or upon conviction, to criminal forfeiture. All pro-
visions of law relating to the seizure, forfeiture, and con-
demnation of property for a violation of this Act, the dis-
position of such property or the proceeds from the sale 
thereof, and remission or mitigation of such forfeiture, as 
well as the procedural provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, 
United States Code, shall apply to the seizures and forfeit-
ures incurred or alleged to have incurred under the provi-
sions of this Act. 
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(c) TRANSFER OF SEIZED RESOURCES.—The Sec-
retary may transfer administration of seized paleontolog-
ical resources to Federal or non-Federal educational insti-
tutions to be used for scientific or educational purposes. 
SEC. 10. CONFIDENTIALITY. 
Information concerning the nature and specific loca-
tion of a paleontological resource the collection of which 
requires a permit under this Act or under any other provi-
sion of Federal law shall be exempt from disclosure under 
section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and any other 
law unless the Secretary determines that disclosure 
would— 
(1) further the purposes of this Act; 
(2) not create risk of harm to or theft or de-
struction of the resource or the site containing the 
resource; and 
(3) be in accordance with other applicable laws. 
SEC. 11. REGULATIONS. 
As soon as practical after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such regulations as 
are appropriate to carry out this Act, providing opportuni-
ties for public notice and comment. 
SEC. 12. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 
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(1) invalidate, modify, or impose any additional 
restrictions or permitting requirements on any ac-
tivities permitted at any time under the general min-
ing laws, the mineral or geothermal leasing laws, 
laws providing for minerals materials disposal, or 
laws providing for the management or regulation of 
the activities authorized by the aforementioned laws 
including but not limited to the Federal Land Policy 
Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701–1784), Public 
Law 94–429 (commonly known as the ‘‘Mining in 
the Parks Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), the Sur-
face Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
(30 U.S.C. 1201–1358), and the Organic Adminis-
tration Act (16 U.S.C. 478, 482, 551); 
(2) invalidate, modify, or impose any additional 
restrictions or permitting requirements on any ac-
tivities permitted at any time under existing laws 
and authorities relating to reclamation and multiple 
uses of Federal lands; 
(3) apply to, or require a permit for, casual col-
lecting of a rock, mineral, or invertebrate or plant 
fossil that is not protected under this Act; 
(4) affect any lands other than Federal lands or 
affect the lawful recovery, collection, or sale of pale-
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ontological resources from lands other than Federal 
lands; 
(5) alter or diminish the authority of a Federal 
agency under any other law to provide protection for 
paleontological resources on Federal lands in addi-
tion to the protection provided under this Act; or 
(6) create any right, privilege, benefit, or enti-
tlement for any person who is not an officer or em-
ployee of the United States acting in that capacity. 
No person who is not an officer or employee of the 
United States acting in that capacity shall have 
standing to file any civil action in a court of the 
United States to enforce any provision or amend-
ment made by this Act. 
SEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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