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IA
115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 70
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2017Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Newhouse, and Mr. Biggs) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
JOINT RESOLUTION
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for
exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management of the Department of the Interior relating to Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 46477 (July 15, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.