Cramer Releases Statement on Judge's Waste Prevention Rule Order

Statement

Congressman Kevin Cramer issued the following statement after a federal judge ordered the implementation of the Obama Administration's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation Rule, also known as the Venting and Flaring Rule:

"The regulatory cost and compliance risks to North Dakota businesses continue with this unfortunate decision which could have all been avoided had Senate Democrats not voted against the Congressional Review Act resolution to kill this rule. The Trump Administration is working hard to correct the mistakes of this rule, environmental lawyers are getting rich, and North Dakota jobs are hanging in the balance."

Northern District of California Judge William Orrick, nominated by President Obama on January 3, 2013 and confirmed by the Senate on May 15, 2013, filed his decision on February 22, 2018 to reinstate the rule. Just last week the BLM announced a proposal to revise the 2016 rule to eliminate duplicative regulatory requirements and reduce the economic impact on oil and gas operators.

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