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WASHINGTON Congressman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) last night introduced H.J. Res. 46, which seeks to repeal updates to the National Park Services 9B rules. The rules require detailed planning and set safety standards for oil and gas drilling inside the more than 40 national parks that have split estate ownership, where the federal government owns the surface but not the subsurface mineral rights.
The resolution is just the latest in a series of moves by federal lawmakers to weaken environmental protections for national parks under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). If these repeals are signed into law under the CRA, it will not only stop these protections, it will also prohibit agencies from issuing similar rules and protections in the future, unless directed by Congress.
The House is set to vote Friday to repeal rules to prevent the waste of methane gas from oil and gas facilities. CRA challenges were also introduced Monday in the House and Senate to repeal Bureau of Land Management Planning 2.0 rules, which seek to guide an appropriate balance of energy development, conservation and recreation on public lands by better utilizing environmental science.
https://www.npca.org/articles/1462-house-moves-to-encourage-drilling-in-national-parks#sm.00000p2bbl325df0zy6vei52jwz2o
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