---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 291.33"
title: "36"
number: "291.33"
heading: "Use of recovered amounts."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/291.33"
---

# §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](/cfr/36/291.40.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470aaa through 470aaa-11.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 21630, Apr. 17, 2015, unless otherwise noted.