A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform.

Bill: 115-sjres-29
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2017-03-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Coal

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Energy revenues and royalties

Indian lands and resources rights

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1582; text of measure as introduced: CR S1582)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue titled &quot;Consolidated Federal Oil &amp; Gas and Federal &amp; Indian Coal Valuation Reform.&quot;The rule published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2016, addresses royalties generated from oil, gas, and coal production.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 29 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 2, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Hatch , Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Barrasso ) 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 of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 43337 (July 1, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.