A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning.

Bill: 115-sjres-15
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
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
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 rule finalized by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on December 12, 2016, relating to the resource management planning process of the BLM under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. </p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 15 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. McConnell , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Daines , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Flake , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Heller , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Lee , Mr. McCain , Mr. Risch , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Hatch , and Mr. Sasse ) 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 Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning.

That Congress disapproves the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning (81 Fed. Reg. 89580 (December 12, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.