A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection.

Bill: 115-sjres-10
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Coal

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental regulatory procedures

Hydrology and hydrography

Lakes and rivers

Licensing and registrations

Mining

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 10 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mrs. Capito , Mr. Manchin , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Paul , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Inhofe , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Risch , Mr. Flake , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Daines , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Moran , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Young , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Ernst , and Mr. Cornyn ) 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 submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection.

That Congress disapproves the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection (81 Fed. Reg. 93066 (December 20, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.