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US SB239

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Daines

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Transfers approximately 4,660 acres of mineral interests from the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust to the Crow Tribe of Montana, to be held in trust by the United States for the Tribe's benefit

  • Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey approximately 4,530 acres of federal subsurface mineral interests and 940 acres of surface land in the Bull Mountains Tracts (Musselshell County, Montana) to the Hope Family Trust in exchange

  • Mandates acceptance of relinquishment of Bureau of Land Management Lease MTM-97988 (Bull Mountains Lease, dated June 1, 2012) before the land exchange can occur

  • Exempts mineral interests conveyed to the Tribe from Montana state and local taxation, and requires the Tribe and Hope Family Trust to agree on a revenue-sharing formula for future development before conveyances proceed

  • Protects the Tribe and its members from any reduction in federal services, benefits, or programs as a result of this Act

Legislative Description

Crow Revenue Act

Native Americans

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

1/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Indian Affairs1/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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