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S239119th CongressWALLET

Crow Revenue Act

Sponsored By: Senator Daines, Steve [R-MT]

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Summary

Would transfer roughly 4,660 acres of subsurface mineral rights to the Crow Tribe and swap federal and private mineral and surface parcels near the Bull Mountains. It would tie those exchanges to a written revenue‑sharing formula between the Tribe and the private trust and allow the Tribe to request that conveyed minerals be held in federal trust.

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  • The Crow Tribe would receive about 4,660 acres of subsurface mineral interests inside the Crow Reservation and could have those minerals held in trust by the United States. Those conveyed minerals would be exempt from state and local taxation.
  • The Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust would receive roughly 4,530 acres of U.S. subsurface mineral interests in Musselshell County, subject to valid existing rights. The transfer is conditioned on a prior written revenue‑sharing formula between the Trust and the Tribe.
  • If the lessee relinquishes the Bull Mountains coal lease, the Secretary would complete the swaps in a single transaction within 60 days. The bill also requires Musselshell Resources LLC to convey about 959 acres of surface interests to the United States and withdraws the affected tracts from public land and mining laws while transfers are pending.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Protection for tribal federal benefits

This bill would prohibit any amounts or other benefits provided to the Tribe under this Act from reducing or denying federal services or benefits the Tribe or its members are otherwise eligible for because of their tribal status. The protection applies when amounts or benefits are provided under this Act.

Tribe can request federal mineral trust

This bill would allow the Crow Tribe, after the conveyance of certain tracts, to ask the United States in writing to hold the minerals it receives in federal trust. The trust holding would apply only to the minerals conveyed under this Act and only if the Tribe requests it in writing. If the Tribe asks, the Secretary is authorized to hold those minerals in Federal trust for the Tribe's benefit.

No state tax on tribal minerals

This bill would bar the State of Montana and its local governments from taxing the mineral interests the bill conveys to the Crow Tribe. The tax exemption would apply only to the specific mineral interests conveyed under the Act and would take effect when those interests are conveyed.

Single 60-day land and mineral swap

This bill would require a single land and mineral exchange to happen within 60 days after enactment if the lessee relinquishes the Bull Mountains Lease. The Secretary would accept the relinquishment, transfer U.S. mineral and surface interests to the Hope Family Trust, and require the Trust to convey specified minerals to the Crow Tribe. Musselshell Resources LLC would swap surface tracts with the United States. Before the transfers happen, the Tribe must give the Secretary written notice that it and the Hope Family Trust agreed on a revenue‑sharing formula. While the transfers are pending, the affected tracts would be withdrawn from public land and mining laws, subject to valid existing rights.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Daines, Steve [R-MT]

MT • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 1/24/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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