Call To Action and Recreational Rockhounding Information Links

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Presidential Actions - Proclamations and Executive Orders

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Legislation Affecting Parks, Recreation areas, Trails and other Public Lands

Use this page to browse bills in the U.S. Congress related to the subject Parks, recreation areas, trails, as determined by the Library of Congress.

House Committee on Natural Resources

The House Committee on Natural Resources considers legislation about American energy production, mineral lands and mining, fisheries and wildlife, public lands, oceans, Native Americans, irrigation and reclamation.

US Department of the interior

The Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

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Bureau of Land Management

Rockhounding on Public Lands

BLM’s regulations (43 CFR 8365.1-5(b)(2)) generally allow members of the public to collect reasonable amounts of nonrenewable resources such as rocks, mineral specimens, and semiprecious gemstones for noncommercial purposes on BLM-managed public lands. Noncommercial means that the collector is not selling the items for a business or financial gain. Such collection is generally not allowed, however, in certain areas, such as on developed recreation sites, where there are active mining claims or other authorized mineral uses, or on lands where the mineral estate is owned privately.

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