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Code · U.S. Code · Title 16 - CONSERVATION · CHAPTER 1C— PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION · § 470aaa–10

§ 470aaa–10. Savings provisions

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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to— invalidate, modify, or impose any additional restrictions or permitting requirements on any activities permitted at any time under the general mining 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. 1701–178 4), 1 subchapter 3 2 of chapter 1007 of title 54, the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1201–135 8) [ 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.], and the Organic Administration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 478 , 482, 551); invalidate, modify, or impose any additional restrictions or permitting requirements on any activities permitted at any time under existing laws and authorities relating to reclamation and multiple uses of Federal land; apply to, or require a permit for, casual collecting of a rock, mineral, or invertebrate or plant fossil that is not protected under this chapter; affect any land other than Federal land or affect the lawful recovery, collection, or sale of paleontological resources from land other than Federal land; alter or diminish the authority of a Federal agency under any other law to provide protection for paleontological resources on Federal land in addition to the protection provided under this chapter; or create any right, privilege, benefit, or entitlement for any person who is not an officer or employee 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 amendment made by this chapter. ( Pub. L. 111–11, title VI, § 6311 , Mar. 30, 2009 , 123 Stat. 1177 ; Pub. L. 113–287, § 5(d)(9) , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3265 .)
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