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Directs that Federal coal reserves under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 may be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification (Amendment 3, approved Nov 18, 2020) and requires the Secretary of the Interior to approve that modification without modification or delay within 30 days, to permit mining on about 800 acres in Musselshell County, Montana.
Liberals focus on climate and environmental process concerns.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive policy change that clearly and specifically authorizes mining on identified federal land and directs a named agency official to approve a particular plan modification within a short timeframe.
Directs that Federal coal reserves under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 may be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification (Amendment 3, approved Nov 18, 2020) and requires the Secretary of the Interior to approve that modification without modification or delay within 30 days, to permit mining on about 800 acres in Musselshell County, Montana.
Administratively simple and narrow, increasing chances; coal/climate controversy and Senate hurdles reduce overall likelihood.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive policy change that clearly and specifically authorizes mining on identified federal land and directs a named agency official to approve a particular plan modification within a short timeframe.
Liberals focus on climate and environmental process concerns.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals focus on climate and environmental process concerns.
Likely opposes the bill.
Sees it as expanding coal extraction and bypassing administrative discretion and environmental safeguards.
Concerned about climate, air and water impacts, and precedent of congressional override.
Mixed view.
Values local economic benefits and honoring leases but worries about due process, environmental review, and legal exposure from compelled approval.
Seeks assurances on studies and mitigation.
Generally supportive.
Views the bill as correcting regulatory delay, protecting private property/lease rights, and enabling domestic energy development and local jobs.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Administratively simple and narrow, increasing chances; coal/climate controversy and Senate hurdles reduce overall likelihood.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals focus on climate and environmental process concerns.
Administratively simple and narrow, increasing chances; coal/climate controversy and Senate hurdles reduce overall likelihood.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused substantive policy change that clearly and specifically authorizes mining on identified federal land and directs a named agency official to appr…
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