S 362
A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Reported
- Sponsor
- Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Energy
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.
Committee referrals
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Reported By · 2026-02-11
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2025-04-09
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-03-12
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-03
Recent actions
- 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.