Crow Revenue Act
Sponsored By: Representative Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
In Committee
Summary
This bill would transfer specific mineral and surface interests into trust for the Crow Tribe and swap certain surface tracts to unlock public access. It focuses on moving titled mineral rights, protecting tribal tax status, and arranging a surface-rights exchange to allow public use.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Tribal transfer of mineral rights
This bill would move certain mineral rights among a private lessee, the United States, the Hope Family Trust, and the Crow Tribe in one transaction within 60 days of enactment. If the Lessee offers to give up the Bull Mountains Lease, the Secretary would accept that relinquishment. The Hope Family Trust would give its mineral interests in the Hope Family Tracts to the Crow Tribe, and, subject to valid existing rights and the Lessee relinquishing the lease, the Secretary would give the United States' mineral interests in the Bull Mountains Mineral Tracts to the Hope Family Trust. The Tribe would have to tell the Secretary in writing that it agreed with the Hope Family Trust on a revenue-sharing formula before these conveyances, the Tribe could ask the United States to hold the conveyed interests in trust, and the conveyed tribal mineral interests would not be subject to State taxation. Pending those conveyances, the listed tracts would be withdrawn from public land entry and certain mineral and leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights.
Protect tribal federal benefits eligibility
This bill would say that amounts or other benefits provided to the Tribe under this bill would not cause the Tribe or any member to lose federal services, benefits, or programs they already qualify for. The protection would only apply to benefits the Tribe or member is already entitled or eligible for. The protection is triggered by amounts or other benefits provided under this bill.
Swap of surface land ownership
This bill would require a single transaction within 60 days where Musselshell Resources LLC would give the United States its surface rights in the Musselshell Resources Tracts. At the same time, the Secretary of the Interior would transfer the United States' surface rights in the Bull Mountains Surface Tracts to Musselshell Resources LLC, subject to valid existing rights. The swap must occur in one exchange and is limited by any existing legal rights. Local users and the parties to the swap would be the main beneficiaries of changed surface access and ownership.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
MT • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
MT • R
Sponsored 1/24/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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