[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4444 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4444

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 2024

  Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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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 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.
            (2) 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.
            (3) Hope family trust.--The term ``Hope Family Trust'' 
        means the Joe and Barbara Hope Mineral Trust.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.
            (6) 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) as authorized by section 9(b) of Bureau of Land 
        Management Lease MTM-97988 dated June 1, 2012, the Secretary 
        shall accept the relinquishment of that Lease;
            (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) 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.--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 
interests described in subsection (a)(2) if those mineral interests are 
developed at a later date.

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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