[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4431 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4431

To reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2024

  Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT OF THE BULL MOUNTAINS MINING PLAN 
              MODIFICATION.

    (a) Definition of Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification.--In this 
Act, the term ``Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification'' means 
Amendment 3, Bull Mountains Mine No. 1, Mining Plan Modification for 
Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988, that was--
            (1) analyzed by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
        and Enforcement Environmental Assessment, dated May 11, 2018;
            (2) approved by the Department of the Interior Assistant 
        Secretary for Land and Minerals Management on August 3, 2018;
            (3) further analyzed in the Office of Surface Mining 
        Reclamation and Enforcement Environmental Assessment, dated 
        October 2020; and
            (4) affirmed by Department of the Interior Principal Deputy 
        Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management in a 
        concurrence memorandum, dated November 18, 2020.
    (b) Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification Reinstatement.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall, 
        without modification or delay, reinstate the Bull Mountains 
        Mining Plan Modification.
            (2) Duration.--On reinstatement under paragraph (1), the 
        Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification shall remain in effect 
        and operational until mining under the Bull Mountains Mining 
        Plan Modification is complete, as determined by the Montana 
        Department of Environmental Quality.
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