This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCoalCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresHydrology and hydrographyLakes and riversLicensing and registrationsMiningWater quality
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
USA115th CongressHJRES-11| House
| Updated: 1/3/2017
This joint resolution nullifies the Stream Protection Rule finalized by the Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement on December 20, 2016. The rule addresses the impacts of surface coal mining operations on surface water, groundwater, and the productivity of mining operation sites.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCoalCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental regulatory proceduresHydrology and hydrographyLakes and riversLicensing and registrationsMiningWater quality