Daines Touts Widespread Support of “Crow Revenue Act”

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“The bill is a win for the Crow Tribe. It’s a win for our local communities, and most importantly, for the Crow Tribe. It’s also a win for the state. The Crow Revenue Act is going to swap private inholdings on the Crow Reservation for federal minerals near Roundup Montana. In exchange the Crow Tribe would receive a share of the revenues from these minerals developed near Roundup. Montana cannot afford to lose the jobs at the Bull Mountains Mine. Let me be clear, without the passage of the Crow Revenue Act, the Bull Mountains Mine near Roundup will begin to close down at the beginning of 2025. Let that sink in for a moment, hundreds of jobs are on the line if this committee and this Congress does not pass this bill. And after the recent announcement of 700 mining jobs being lost at the Stillwater Mine… Unfortunately, we are in this position because the Biden-Harris Administration has refused to complete the Bull Mountains Mine permit, pure and simple. Had the administration done their job and completed the needed permits in July, like they were supposed to, we wouldn’t be here talking about needing to do this bill. But they have purposefully dragged their feet so this mine will close. We’re not going to let that happen. And I urge my colleagues to join me in ensuring that these jobs and the revenue for the communities can continue on."

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