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This resolution would block a federal rule from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that was meant to protect marine archaeological resources, such as shipwrecks and other underwater historical sites. If Congress approves this resolution, the rule would be canceled and would have no legal effect.
- It uses the congressional review process to formally disapprove the agency’s rule.
- The rule being rejected was published in September 2024 and dealt with protections for underwater archaeological sites.
- If the resolution becomes law, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management could not enforce that rule.
Official Summaries
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) titled Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources and published on September 3, 2024.
The rule requires operators and lessees conducting oil and gas exploration or development on the Outer Continental Shelf and that are seeking BOEM approval for such activities to also provide BOEM with an archaeological report for the area of potential effects. The report must identify potential archaeological resources (material remains of human life or activities that are at least 50 years old and that are of archaeological interest) on the sea floor. The rule modified regulations that only required such a report when a BOEM regional director has reason to believe that an archaeological resource may be present in the lease area.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 62 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 62
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management relating to ``Protection of Marine Archaeological
Resources''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 26, 2025
Mr. Ezell submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Natural Resources
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JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management relating to ``Protection of Marine Archaeological
Resources''.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the
rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to
``Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources'' (89 Fed. Reg. 71160
(September 3, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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