What This Bill Does · Plain English
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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.
Action Timeline
2025-05-20
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-05-13
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2025-02-04
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-02-04
Introduced in House
2025-02-04
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.931 pass?
HR.931 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 18%.
What does HR.931 do?
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.
Who sponsored HR.931?
HR.931 was sponsored by Troy Downing (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 931 IH: To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 931 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 4, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself and Mr. Zinke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. 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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