To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2910 To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a morato- rium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 22, 2019 Ms. CHENEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR ORDER BY 3 SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR IMPOSING A 4 MORATORIUM ON FEDERAL COAL LEASING. 5 An order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing 6 a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall have no force 7 or effect unless— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:54 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2910.IH H2910 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 2910 IH (1) the Secretary submits to Congress the pro- 1 posed order; and 2 (2) a joint resolution that approves the order is 3 enacted within 30 legislative days after the proposed 4 order is received by Congress. 5 SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF MORATORIUM ON COAL LEASING. 6 Secretarial Order 3338, issued by the Secretary of 7 Interior on January 15, 2016, shall have no force or ef- 8 fect. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:54 Jun 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2910.IH H2910 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS