Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
This bill is a joint resolution using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove and nullify a National Park Service rule about motor vehicles in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. If Congress passes this joint resolution and it is enacted (and not vetoed or overridden by Congress), the NPS rule titled “Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles” (published in the Federal Register as 90 Fed. Reg. 2621) would have no force or effect and could not be enforced. In short, the bill reverses the NPS rule and maintains the status quo that existed before that rule was issued. The measure does not itself set new park rules; it deletes the effect of the NPS rule by legislative action. The usual process would still apply: the joint resolution would need to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed by the President (or survive a presidential veto with an override) to become law.
Key Points
- 1The bill uses the Congressional Review Act mechanism to disapprove a federal agency rule.
- 2It targets the National Park Service rule on motor vehicles in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (as published at 90 Fed. Reg. 2621).
- 3If enacted, the rule would have no force or effect, meaning it could not be enforced.
- 4The action reflects Congress’s power to overturn agency rules within a limited window after a rule’s publication.
- 5The bill does not detail new park regulations; it simply nullifies the specific NPS rule.