U.S. Representative Hal Rogers co-sponsored his first resolution of the 115^th Congress to stop the overreaching Stream Buffer Zone Rule, one of the Obama Administration’s last attempts to shut down more coal mining operations in Central Appalachia and around the country. The joint resolution allows each chamber of Congress to take a simple vote to overturn the controversial rule that was published on December 20^th. Rogers said that after losing more than 11,000 coal mining jobs in Eastern Kentucky it’s time to rebuild and reverse this legislation. The Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement failed to comply with a Congressional directive to work closely with coal-producing states and share analytical data before finalizing the rule.