H.J. Res. 106 · 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 "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)

What it does

• Nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for Alaska's Central Yukon planning area issued on November 12, 2024.
• Reverses the designation of 21 areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas covering approximately 3.6 million acres in Central Yukon.
• Restores the prior Resource Management Plan for the Central Yukon area as the governing management framework for those federal lands.

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 Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area and issued on November 12, 2024. By way of background, an RMP guides the management of lands administered by the BLM. This Central Yukon RMP modified the prior RMP for the area, including by designating 21 areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas, encompassing approximately 3,611,000 acres.

Latest action

Dec 11, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-50.

Committee: House Natural Resources