Crow Revenue Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 725 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 725

  To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the 
             Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2025

Mr. Downing (for himself and Mr. Zinke) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the 
             Crow Tribe of Montana, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Crow Revenue Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Bull mountains lease.--The term ``Bull Mountains 
        Lease'' means the Bureau of Land Management Lease MTM-97988 
        dated June 1, 2012.
            (2) Bull mountains tracts.--The term ``Bull Mountains 
        Tracts'' means the mineral interests that--
                    (A) are located in Musselshell County, Montana;
                    (B) comprise approximately 4,530 acres of 
                subsurface interests owned by the United States located 
                in--
                            (i) T. 6 N., R. 26 E., sec. 2;
                            (ii) T. 6 N., R. 26 E., sec. 24;
                            (iii) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 4;
                            (iv) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 8;
                            (v) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 10;
                            (vi) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 14;
                            (vii) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 22;
                            (viii) T. 7 N., R. 26 E., sec. 24;
                            (ix) T. 7 N., R. 26 E., sec. 26;
                            (x) T. 7 N., R. 26 E., sec. 34;
                            (xi) T. 7 N., R. 27 E., sec. 20; and
                            (xii) T. 7 N., R. 27 E., sec. 22;
                    (C) comprise approximately 940 acres of surface 
                interests owned by the United States located in--
                            (i) T. 6 N., R. 26 E., sec. 2;
                            (ii) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 8;
                            (iii) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 10;
                            (iv) T. 6 N., R. 28 E., sec. 8; and
                            (v) T. 7 N., R. 27 E., sec. 34; and
                    (D) are generally depicted on the map entitled 
                ``Bull Mountains Tracts'' and dated January 30, 2024.
            (3) Hope family tracts.--The term ``Hope Family Tracts'' 
        means the aggregate mineral interests that--
                    (A) are located in Big Horn County, Montana, within 
                the boundaries of the Crow Reservation;
                    (B) comprise approximately 4,660 acres of 
                subsurface interests owned by the Hope Family Trust 
                located in--
                            (i) T. 4 S., R. 37 E., sec. 33;
                            (ii) T. 4 S., R. 37 E., sec. 34;
                            (iii) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 1;
                            (iv) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 2;
                            (v) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 3;
                            (vi) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 10;
                            (vii) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 11;
                            (viii) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 12;
                            (ix) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 13;
                            (x) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 14;
                            (xi) T. 5 S., R. 37 E., sec. 15;
                            (xii) T. 5 S., R. 38 E., sec. 5;
                            (xiii) T. 5 S., R. 38 E., sec. 8;
                            (xiv) T. 5 S., R. 38 E., sec. 9;
                            (xv) T. 5 S., R. 38 E., sec. 16; and
                            (xvi) T. 5 S., R. 38 E., sec. 17; and
                    (C) are generally depicted on the map entitled 
                ``Hope Family Tracts'' and dated January 30, 2024.
            (4) Hope family trust.--The term ``Hope Family Trust'' 
        means the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust.
            (5) Lessee.--The term ``Lessee'' means the lessee for the 
        Bull Mountains Lease.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.
            (8) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Crow Tribe of 
        Montana.

SEC. 3. MINERAL RIGHTS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.

    (a) Completion of Mineral Conveyances.--Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, in a single transaction--
            (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
        sections 3480.0-6(d)(8) and 3452.1 through 3452.1-3 of title 
        43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), if 
        the Lessee offers to relinquish the Bull Mountains Lease, the 
        Secretary shall accept the relinquishment;
            (2) the Hope Family Trust shall convey to the Tribe all 
        right, title, and interest in and to the mineral interests in 
        the Hope Family Tracts; and
            (3) subject to valid existing rights, and on relinquishment 
        of the Bull Mountains Lease, the Secretary shall convey to the 
        Hope Family Trust all right, title, and interest of the United 
        States in and to the mineral interests and surface land in the 
        Bull Mountains Tracts.
    (b) Trust Status.--On the request of the Tribe, the mineral 
interests conveyed to the Tribe under subsection (a)(2) shall be held 
in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.
    (c) No State Taxation.--The mineral interests conveyed to the Tribe 
under subsection (a)(2) shall not be subject to taxation by the State 
(including any political subdivision of the State).
    (d) Revenue Sharing Agreement.--Before the conveyances under 
subsection (a), the Tribe shall notify the Secretary, in writing, that 
the Tribe and the Hope Family Trust have agreed on a formula for 
sharing revenue from development of the mineral and surface interests 
described in subsection (a)(3) if those mineral or surface interests 
are developed at a later date.
    (e) Withdrawal Prior to Exchange.--Subject to valid existing 
rights, pending the conveyances under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
subsection (a), the tracts conveyed under those paragraphs shall be 
withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.

SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER FEDERAL BENEFITS.

    No amounts or other benefits provided to the Tribe under this Act 
shall result in the reduction or denial of any Federal services, 
benefits, or programs to the Tribe or any member of the Tribe to which 
the Tribe or member of the Tribe is entitled or eligible because of--
            (1) the status of the Tribe as a federally recognized 
        Indian Tribe; or
            (2) the status of the member as a member of the Tribe.
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