119-s362

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 362 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 362

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

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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.

    (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.
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