---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch1C"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 1C"
heading: "Paleontological Resources Preservation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch1C"
sections_count: 12
---

# Chapter 1C — Paleontological Resources Preservation

Title 16 — Conservation

## Sections

- [§470aaa. Definitions](/usc/16/470aaa.md)
- [§470aaa–1. Management](/usc/16/470aaa-1.md)
- [§470aaa–2. Public awareness and education program](/usc/16/470aaa-2.md)
- [§470aaa–3. Collection of paleontological resources](/usc/16/470aaa-3.md)
- [§470aaa–4. Curation of resources](/usc/16/470aaa-4.md)
- [§470aaa–5. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties](/usc/16/470aaa-5.md)
- [§470aaa–6. Civil penalties](/usc/16/470aaa-6.md)
- [§470aaa–7. Rewards and forfeiture](/usc/16/470aaa-7.md)
- [§470aaa–8. Confidentiality](/usc/16/470aaa-8.md)
- [§470aaa–9. Regulations](/usc/16/470aaa-9.md)
- [§470aaa–10. Savings provisions](/usc/16/470aaa-10.md)
- [§470aaa–11. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/470aaa-11.md)