Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Sponsored by Troy Downing
Became Public Law No: 119-48.
Dec 11, 2025
This joint resolution nullifies a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rule for the Miles City Field Office in eastern Montana that was approved on November 20, 2024. The rule had designated 1,745,040 acres as unavailable for coal leasing and made zero acres available for coal leasing. By nullifying this rule, the resolution removes the restrictions on coal leasing for those acres.
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This joint resolution opens certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in eastern Montana to coal leasing. Specifically, it nullifies the rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana. The BLM approved the RMP Amendment on November 20, 2024. The RMP Amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further consideration for coal leasing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.