A joint resolution 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".
Summary
This joint resolution proposes to use the Congressional Review Act to formally disapprove of and nullify a land management rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The rule in question is the "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan," which was finalized in late 2024. This plan establishes the framework for how approximately 13.3 million acres of federal public lands in central and northern Alaska will be managed for the next 15 to 20 years.
If enacted, the resolution would immediately void the BLM's management plan and prevent the agency from issuing any "substantially similar" rules in the future without new authorization from Congress. This would effectively roll back federal protections and land-use restrictions established by the plan, which currently governs activities such as mineral exploration, oil and gas development, subsistence hunting, and conservation efforts along the Dalton Highway corridor.