The Senate on Tuesday voted to repeal the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Planning 2.0 rule, a measure that was finalized in the closing days of the Obama administration.
The Senate repealed the planning rule by a 51-48 vote.
The Congressional Review Act resolution against the rule is the latest measure that takes aim at Obama-era rules.
The American Farm Bureau, along with 12 other state Farm Bureaus, wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
“The rule demonstrated a clear overreach by the BLM, in spite of the agency’s claim that the ‘primary goal of the proposed rulemaking process is to improve the agency’s ability to respond to environmental, economic and social changes in a timely manner,’” the letter said.
The groups also said the rule allowed for less opportunity for local governments to have meaningful and significant input.
HR 428, a similar piece of legislation also known as the Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act, by U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) was passed last month by a 250-171 vote.
It called for a commissioned survey to clarify the boundary between Texas and Oklahoma.