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S.J.Res. 11Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation".

Sponsored by John BarrassoSen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Introduced January 30, 2017

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This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to reject a 2016 BLM rule that set new requirements for waste prevention, royalty payments, and resource conservation on federal lands. By disapproving the rule, Congress prevents it from taking effect, impacting the Bureau of Land Management and any mining, oil, gas, or other resource extraction activities that would have been governed by the rule.

Key Provisions

  • Congress formally disapproves the Bureau of Land Management’s final rule on waste prevention, production subject to royalties, and resource conservation, as published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2016.
  • The disapproval means the rule will have no legal effect and cannot be enforced.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 30, 2017

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January 30, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

January 30, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 30, 2017

IIA

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. J. RES. 11

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 30, 2017

Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Capito, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Lee, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Hatch) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

JOINT RESOLUTION

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 83008 (November 18, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.