A joint resolution 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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
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This resolution would nullify a federal rule to restore coal leasing availability within the Buffalo Field Office planning area in Wyoming.
What it does
This joint resolution would nullify a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule that prohibited federal coal from being available for future leasing within the Buffalo Field Office area in Wyoming. By overturning this rule, the resolution would require the agency to revert to a 2015 management plan that allows coal leasing to continue in that region.
Who is affected
This resolution primarily affects the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which would be required to revert to its 2015 resource management plan for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming. The measure also impacts entities interested in federal coal leasing within that planning area by making coal resources available for future leasing again. Additionally, the resolution affects the Western Organization of Resource Councils, the group involved in the litigation that originally prompted the BLM to evaluate climate impacts and limit coal leasing in the region.
Key provisions
- Nullification of Bureau of Land Management rule. The resolution would void the rule submitted on November 20, 2024, which amended the resource management plan for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming.
- Restoration of federal coal leasing availability. By nullifying the 2024 amendment, the resolution requires the Bureau of Land Management to follow the 2015 resource management plan and make federal coal resources available for future leasing.
Fiscal impact
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Effective dates
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Relationship to existing law
This joint resolution nullifies a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule that amended the 2015 Buffalo Field Office resource management plan. By overturning this amendment, the resolution restores the 2015 plan's original provisions regarding the availability of federal coal for leasing.
Stated purpose
This joint resolution seeks to nullify a Bureau of Land Management rule that prohibited federal coal leasing within the Buffalo Field Office planning area in Wyoming. By overturning the 2024 amendment, the resolution intends to restore the 2015 resource management plan and require that federal coal resources be made available for future leasing.