CITE

    16 USC Sec. 470gg                                           01/08/2008

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    TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION
    CHAPTER 1B - ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION

HEAD

    Sec. 470gg. Enforcement

STATUTE

    (a) Rewards
      Upon the certification of the Federal land manager concerned, the
    Secretary of the Treasury is directed to pay from penalties and
    fines collected under sections 470ee and 470ff of this title an
    amount equal to one-half of such penalty or fine, but not to exceed
    $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 such penalty or fine was paid. If
    several persons provided such information, such amount shall be
    divided among such 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) Forfeitures
      All archaeological resources with respect to which a violation of
    subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 470ee of this title occurred
    and which are in the possession of any person, and all vehicles and
    equipment of any person which were used in connection with such
    violation, may be (in the discretion of the court or administrative
    law judge, as the case may be) subject to forfeiture to the United
    States upon -
        (1) such person's conviction of such violation under section
      470ee of this title,
        (2) assessment of a civil penalty against such person under
      section 470ff of this title with respect to such violation, or
        (3) a determination by any court that such archaeological
      resources, vehicles, or equipment were involved in such
      violation.
    (c) Disposition of penalties collected and items forfeited in cases
      involving archaeological resources excavated or removed from
      Indian lands
      In cases in which a violation of the prohibition contained in
    subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 470ee of this title involve
    archaeological resources excavated or removed from Indian lands,
    the Federal land manager or the court, as the case may be, shall
    provide for the payment to the Indian or Indian tribe involved of
    all penalties collected pursuant to section 470ff of this title and
    for the transfer to such Indian or Indian tribe of all items
    forfeited under this section.

SOURCE

    (Pub. L. 96-95, Sec. 8, Oct. 31, 1979, 93 Stat. 726.)