Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment".

Bill: 115-hjres-97
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-04-06
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Alaska

Congressional oversight

Department of Agriculture

Forests, forestry, trees

Land use and conservation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-04-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-04-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Agriculture on December 8, 2016, relating to the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Plan Amendment for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. </p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 97 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment (81 Fed. Reg. 88657 (December 8, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.