# 43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-5 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-5 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 8200: PROCEDURES / Subpart 8224: Fossil Forest Research Natural Area / § 8224.0-5: § 8224.0-5   Definitions.

## Text

As used in this subpart, the term:
(a)
Authorized officer
means any employee of the Bureau of Land Management designated to perform the duties described in this subpart:
(b)
Fossil
means the remains or trace(s) of an organism or assemblage of organisms which have been preserved by natural processes in the earth's crust. The term does not mean energy minerals, such as coal, oil and gas, oil shale, bitumen, lignite, asphaltum and tar sands, even though they are of biologic origin:
(c)
Fossil Forest
or
Fossil Forest Research Natural Area
means those public lands as described in section 103(a) of the San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-603, 98 Stat. 3155).

## Nearby sections

- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-1 (2026) § 8224.0-1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_0_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-2 (2026) § 8224.0-2   Objectives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_0_2.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-3 (2026) § 8224.0-3   Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_0_3.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-5 (2026) § 8224.0-5   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_0_5.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.0-6 (2026) § 8224.0-6   Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_0_6.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.1 (2026) § 8224.1   Use of the Fossil Forest Research Natural Area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 8224.2 (2026) § 8224.2   Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P8200_S8224_2.md)

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