119th Congress Native Americans
S. 239: Crow Revenue Act
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Summary
This bill addresses the exchange of mineral interests in Montana involving the federal government, the Crow Tribe of Montana, and a private party.
Specifically, the bill requires
- the Department of the Interior to accept the relinquishment of a specified federal coal lease associated with the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup, Montana (the current operator of the mine is Signal Peak Energy);
- the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust (Hope Family Trust) to convey approximately 4,660 acres of subsurface mineral interests located within the boundaries of the Crow Indian Reservation in Big Horn County, Montana, to the tribe; and
- Interior to convey approximately 4,530 acres of subsurface mineral interests and 940 acres of surface interests located in Musselshell County, Montana, to the Hope Family Trust.
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Prior to these conveyances, the tribe must notify Interior that the tribe and the Hope Family Trust have agreed on a revenue-sharing formula for the development of the mineral and surface interests in Musselshell County, Montana.
The mineral interests conveyed by the Hope Family Trust to the tribe shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe, upon the tribe's request. These mineral interests shall not be subject to state or local taxation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tim Sheehy R-MTOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Steve Daines SponsorIntroduced, reported2 events+20
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Other bills by Steve Daines
- S. 240: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
- S. 4041: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- S. 1175: Small County PILT Parity Act
- S. 1547: America the Beautiful Act
- S. 1020: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects
- S. 362: To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes
History
- Introduced in the Senate by Steve Daines.
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- Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-155.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.