Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Description
Nullifies a Bureau of Land Management rule regarding the resource management plan for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area.
Summary
What it does
This joint resolution nullifies a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule regarding the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area. The rule, originally issued on November 12, 2024, had established management guidelines for the region and designated approximately 3,611,000 acres as areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas. By overturning this rule, the resolution removes those specific land-use designations and management modifications.
Who is affected
This resolution directly affects the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as it nullifies the agency's specific Resource Management Plan for the Central Yukon planning area in Alaska. The measure also impacts the management and regulatory status of approximately 3,611,000 acres of land previously designated as areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas.
Key provisions
- Nullification of the Central Yukon Resource Management Plan. The resolution disapproves and nullifies the Bureau of Land Management rule issued on November 12, 2024, regarding the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area.
- Reversal of land management designations. By nullifying the rule, the resolution eliminates the management framework that designated 21 areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas covering approximately 3,611,000 acres.
Fiscal impact
Not applicable: No CBO cost estimate available
Effective dates
Not applicable: Official Summary does not address effective dates
Relationship to existing law
This joint resolution utilizes the Congressional Review Act to nullify a Bureau of Land Management rule issued on November 12, 2024, which established a new Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area. By overturning this rule, the resolution effectively prevents the implementation of management changes that would have modified the prior Resource Management Plan for that region.
Stated purpose
This joint resolution aims to nullify the Bureau of Land Management's November 12, 2024, rule regarding the Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan. By disapproving this rule, the resolution seeks to overturn the management framework that designated approximately 3,611,000 acres as areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas in Alaska.