[trumandogz]

Subtitle D of the bill called the "Paleontological Resources Preservation Act" would make it illegal to "excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface or attempt to excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface any paleontological resources located on Federal land" without special permission from the government.

Sounds reasonable.

[DesertRhino]

Until you have to walk by an arrowhead, or can’t pick up a pretty rock on the ground. Mining, excavation, etc,,i can see. But no exception for a few stones here and there?

Their goal is to always be “in your face”. They want you to always be forced to stop and think, about them and their rules.