Crow Revenue Act
Sponsored By: Senator Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced
Summary
A targeted land and mineral swap to place specified Crow Tribe subsurface rights into federal trust. The bill would require the Department of the Interior to accept relinquishment of a Bull Mountains coal lease, transfer about 4,660 acres of subsurface from the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust to the Crow Tribe, and convey about 4,530 acres of subsurface plus 940 acres of surface to the Hope Family Trust.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Land and mineral transfers to Crow Tribe
If enacted, the Secretary of the Interior would accept a lessee's offer to give up the Bull Mountains lease and, within 60 days, complete a single transaction to transfer U.S. rights in specified Bull Mountains tracts to the Hope Family Trust and require the Hope Family Trust to convey specified Hope Family mineral tracts to the Crow Tribe. The transfers cover roughly 4,530 acres of subsurface and about 940 acres of surface in Musselshell County, and about 4,660 acres of subsurface on the Crow Reservation in Big Horn County. The Tribe must notify the Secretary in writing beforehand that it and the Hope Family Trust agreed to a revenue-sharing formula. While these transfers are pending, the tracts would be temporarily withdrawn from public-land entry, mining claims, and certain leasing laws, but valid existing rights would continue.
Protect federal benefits for Tribe members
If enacted, amounts or benefits provided to the Tribe under this Act could not be used to reduce or deny any Federal services, benefits, or programs to the Tribe or its members because of the Tribe's federal recognition or a person's membership. This protection would start when the Act becomes law.
Federal trust option for Tribe's minerals
If enacted, the Crow Tribe could ask the United States to hold the mineral interests it receives in federal trust for the Tribe. Trust status would apply only if the Tribe requests it and only to the mineral interests conveyed under the Act. This would change who manages the minerals and could affect legal protections and administration of future revenues.
No Montana tax on conveyed minerals
If enacted, the mineral interests conveyed to the Crow Tribe under this bill would not be subject to taxation by the State of Montana or its local governments. This tax rule takes effect when the conveyance to the Tribe happens and would lower tax costs for the Tribe or tribal owners of those minerals.
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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