Disapproving the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to management of non-Federal oil and gas rights.

Bill: 115-hjres-45
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Land use and conservation

Oil and gas

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service titled &quot;Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights.&quot;The rule published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2016, addresses non-federal oil and gas rights within the National Wildlife Refuge System outside of Alaska.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 45 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2017 Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Biggs , and Mr. Newhouse ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to management of non-Federal oil and gas rights.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior relating to Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 79948 (November 14, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.