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Authorizes mining of federal coal reserves on about 800 acres in Musselshell County, Montana, for one year under a 2020 mine plan modification, and requires the Interior Secretary to approve that modification within 30 days.
Official title: A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
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Senate
Introduced
03-FEB-2025
Referred
03-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
09-APR-2025
Reported
11-FEB-2026
On the calendar
11-FEB-2026
- Authorizes federal coal reserves leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 to be mined under the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, which the Interior Department approved in a November 18, 2020 memorandum.
- Covers about 800 acres in T. 6 N., R. 27 E., Musselshell County, Montana, including parts of sections 8, 10, and 22.
- Allows this mining until one year after enactment.
- Requires the Secretary of the Interior to approve the modification, without modification or delay, within 30 days after enactment to the extent needed to mine the land.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (03-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 11-FEB-2026).
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