A 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 "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation".

Bill: 115-sjres-11
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

Energy efficiency and conservation

Energy revenues and royalties

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Oil and gas
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 submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled &quot;Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation.&quot;The rule published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2016, addresses waste generated during oil and gas production.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 11 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Capito , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Lee , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Cruz , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Hatch ) 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 Bureau of Land Management relating to Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 83008 (November 18, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.