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 "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security".

Bill: 115-hjres-56
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-01
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Civil actions and liability

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Energy revenues and royalties

Indian lands and resources rights

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security."The rule published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016, addresses site security for onshore oil and gas operations and production.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 56 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2017 Mr. Pearce (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Stewart , Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Westerman , and Mr. Lamborn ) 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 final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security (81 Fed. Reg. 81356 (November 17, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.