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This bill would let certain federal coal in Musselshell County, Montana be mined under an existing mining plan update for the Bull Mountains Mine. It tells the Department of the Interior to approve that plan update quickly, and it gives the mining company up to one year after the bill becomes law to mine the federal coal covered by the bill. The bill is focused on a specific area of federal land and a specific coal lease, and it is meant to clear the way for mining to continue there without delay.
- It applies to federal coal leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 in a specific part of Montana.
- The Secretary of the Interior would have to approve the mining plan modification within 30 days of enactment, without changing it or slowing it down.
- The bill covers about 800 acres of federal land in Musselshell County, including parts of sections 8, 10, and 22 in Township 6 North, Range 27 East.
- The mining authorization would last until one year after the bill becomes law.
Official Summaries
This bill authorizes coal to be mined on approximately 800 acres of federal land in Musselshell County, Montana. Specifically, it allows all federal coal reserves in such federal land and leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 to be mined in accordance with the 2020 Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification. The Bull Mountains Mine is operated by Signal Peak Energy.
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, without modification or delay, to approve the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification to the extent necessary to mine such land.
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[S. 362 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 332
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 362
[Report No. 119-103]
To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull
Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3, 2025
Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
February 11, 2026
Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendment
[Insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull
Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION TO MINE FEDERAL MINERALS.
(a) Definition of Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification.--In this
Act, the term ``Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification'' means
Amendment 3, Bull Mountains Mine No. 1, Mining Plan Modification for
Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988, that was approved by Department of the
Interior Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals
Management in a concurrence memorandum, dated November 18, 2020.
(b) Mining of Federal Minerals.--
(1) In general.--All Federal coal reserves leased under
Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 located in the Federal land
described in subsection (c) are authorized to be mined in
accordance with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification
until the date that is 1 year from the date of enactment of
this Act.
(2) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall,
without modification or delay, approve the Bull Mountains
Mining Plan Modification to the extent necessary to mine the
Federal land described in subsection (c).
(c) Description of Federal Land.--The Federal land referred to in
subsection (b) is the following land, comprising 800 acres, more or
less, located in T. 6 N., R. 27 E., Montana Principal Meridian,
Musselshell County, Montana:
(1) The NE\1/4\ of section 8.
(2) The SW\1/4\ of section 10.
(3) The W\1/2\, SE\1/4\ of section 22.
Calendar No. 332
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 362
[Report No. 119-103]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull
Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
February 11, 2026
Reported with an amendment