H.J. Res. 105 · Signed into law · Public Lands and Natural Resources

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".

Sponsor: Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)

What it does

• Nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's January 8, 2025 Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for the North Dakota Field Office.
• Reinstates the prior 1988 Resource Management Plan, which permitted broader oil and gas development and coal leasing than the 2025 version.
• Removes restrictions that limited oil and gas development in low-potential areas and confined new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

Dec 11, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-49.

Committee: House Natural Resources