A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.

The bill would authorize all federal coal reserves leased under Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988 on roughly 800 acres of federal land in Musselshell County, Montana, to be mined in accordance with the 2020 Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, for one year after enactment. It would also require the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days of enactment, to approve that mining plan modification without modification or delay, to the extent necessary to mine the described land.

The bill applies only to the specific parcels identified in the text — portions of sections 8, 10, and 22 in a designated township and range — and to coal under the named federal lease. It does not create a new leasing program or address other federal coal reserves elsewhere.

Signal Peak Energy, which operates the Bull Mountains Mine and holds Federal Coal Lease MTM 97988, along with the Department of the Interior, which would be required to approve the mining plan modification. Local Musselshell County, Montana communities and workers tied to the mine's operation are also affected.

The bill would remove regulatory uncertainty for the Bull Mountains Mine by directing swift, unmodified federal approval of its mining plan, allowing continued coal extraction on the specified federal land. This could affect mine employment and local economic activity while limiting the scope for further environmental or administrative review of the plan.

Upon enactment, the Secretary of the Interior would have 30 days to approve the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification exactly as previously concurred upon in 2020, without changes or delay, for the specific 800 acres described. The mining authorization itself would run for one year from enactment. The bill does not create ongoing reporting, rulemaking, or grant mechanisms; it is a targeted, self-executing directive tied to one lease and one mining plan.