The president on Dec. 11 signed into law a resolution introduced by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) that disapproves of and removes the Bureau of Land Management’s 2024 Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA).
The RMPA effectively ended future coal leasing within the Miles City Field Office planning area, adversely impacting Montana jobs, economy, and energy security, according to Sen. Daines.
“Today marks a massive win for both Montana and the nation,” he said last week. “Biden’s disastrous Miles City RMPA was an anti-coal rule that would’ve blocked future coal leasing on two million acres of land, stifled job growth, and caused the loss of over $4.3 billion in future revenue to our state.
“But now, thanks to the hard work of our Montana delegation, Biden’s rule is repealed and Montana energy is back,” added Sen. Daines. “Thank you President Trump for fighting for Made-In-Montana energy and for protecting America’s energy dominance,” said Daines.
The president enacted House Joint Resolution 104, the identical resolution to Senate Joint Resolution 61, which Sen. Daines sponsored with his fellow Republicans in both houses on July 10.
The resolution garnered widespread support from state governors, local officials, and the National Mining Association, NorthWestern Energy, the Montana Electric Cooperatives, and the Montana Association of Oil, Gas, and Coal Counties, among others.