H.J. Res. 104 · Signed into law · Public Lands and Natural Resources

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".

Sponsor: Troy Downing (R-MT)

What it does

• Nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's November 20, 2024 Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana.
• Reverses the closure of 1,745,040 acres to future consideration for coal leasing on BLM-administered lands.
• Restores the prior Resource Management Plan for the Miles City Field Office, making land available for coal lease applications.

Official summary

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted 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 and issued on November 20, 2024. By way of background, such an amendment revises an RMP, which guides the management of lands administered by BLM. This Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further consideration for coal leasing.

Latest action

Dec 11, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-48.

Committee: House Natural Resources