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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
2026-02-11
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.
2026-02-11
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. With written report No. 119-103.
2026-02-11
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee with an amendment. With written report No. 119-103.
2025-04-09
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2025-03-12
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-46.
2025-02-03
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-02-03
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did S.362 pass?
S.362 is still alive. Current stage: REPORTED. Pass likelihood: 18%.
What does S.362 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 S.362?
S.362 was sponsored by Steve Daines (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 S362 RS: To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes. U.S. Senate 2026-02-11 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. II Calendar No. 332 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 362 [Report No. 119–103] 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 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 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. February 11, 2026 Reported with an amendment
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