US Congress House Bill 1158 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on March 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Montana Mineral Conveyance Act - (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of the Interior, if Great Northern Properties Limited Partnership (the Great Northern Properties) conveys to the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe all its mineral interests underlying specified aggregate tracts of land in Montana within the Tribe's reservation (the Cheyenne tracts), to convey to Great Northern Properties all interest of the United States in and to the coal underlying specified unleased federal tracts in Montana outside of the Tribe's reservation. Prohibits the mineral interests underlying the Cheyenne tracts conveyed to the Tribe from being subject to taxation by the state of Montana. (Sec. 5) Requires the Northern Cheyenne Tribe to waive all legal claims arising from the continuing failure of the United States to acquire for the Tribe the mineral rights underlying the Cheyenne tracts as part of the Tribe's reservation as directed by Congress in 1900. Instructs the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Great Northern Properties to jointly notify the Secretary in writing when they have agreed on a formula for the sharing of revenue from the coal produced from the federal tracts. Requires, after such condition is satisfied and within 90 days of the Secretary receiving such written notification, the completion of the mineral conveyances under this Act in a single transaction. Allows the Secretary or Great Northern Properties, if any part of such conveyances is invalidated by a federal district court and the court's judgment is not vacated or reversed on appeal, to rescind each such conveyance. Requires, if such a rescission is carried out, the Tribe's waiver to be considered as being rescinded. (Sec. 6) Specifies this Act's effect on the eligibility of the Tribe or its members to receive other federal benefits or services.

Montana Mineral Conveyance Act

Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-01	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 199.
2011-12-01	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-299.
2011-07-20	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2011-07-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-20	House	Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
2011-07-20	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2011-06-22	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-03-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2011-03-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2011-03-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB647 (Related) 2011-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB2110 (Related) 2012-02-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1158/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1158/BILLS-112hr1158ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1158/BILLS-112hr1158rh.pdf