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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Sponsored by Julie Fedorchak
Became Public Law No: 119-49.
Dec 11, 2025
This joint resolution nullifies a Bureau of Land Management rule for the North Dakota Field Office that was issued on January 8, 2025. The rule modified the 1988 Resource Management Plan that guides how BLM administers public lands in North Dakota. The 2025 modifications included restricting oil and gas development in low-potential areas and limiting new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines. The resolution reverses these restrictions.
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This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025. By way of background, an RMP guides the management of lands administered by BLM. The 2025 North Dakota RMP modified the 1988 RMP, including by limiting development of oil and gas in low-potential areas and new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines.