BOEM can no longer use its 2024 rule on protecting marine archaeological resources. The resolution cancels that rule and leaves BOEM to use other existing laws or guidance instead.
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". is a Senate bill signed into law. The latest recorded action: Became Public Law No: 119-3.
Latest action on S.J.Res. 11: Became Public Law No: 119-3.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects BOEM, offshore energy companies, ocean-use projects, researchers, tribes, and others who deal with underwater historic or cultural sites. It changes which BOEM rule applies when offshore work could affect places like shipwrecks or cultural sites under the ocean.
Why this matters: This matters because offshore projects can affect shipwrecks and other cultural sites under the ocean. The resolution removes BOEM’s specific 2024 rule for handling those resources. The exact effect is hard to judge from this resolution alone because it does not describe what the canceled rule required. It may also make it harder for BOEM to write a similar rule later.
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