I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 725 
To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow 
Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2025 
Mr. DOWNING (for himself and Mr. ZINKE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
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 Representa-
tives 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 LEASE.—The term ‘‘Bull 
Mountains Lease’’ means the Bureau of Land Man-
agement Lease MTM–97988 dated June 1, 2012. 
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(2) BULL
MOUNTAINS
TRACTS.—The term 
‘‘Bull Mountains Tracts’’ means the mineral inter-
ests 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 lo-
cated in— 
(i) T. 6 N., R. 26 E., sec. 2; 
(ii) T. 6 N., R. 27 E., sec. 8; 
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(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 en-
titled ‘‘Bull Mountains Tracts’’ and dated Jan-
uary 30, 2024. 
(3) HOPE FAMILY TRACTS.—The term ‘‘Hope 
Family Tracts’’ means the aggregate mineral inter-
ests that— 
(A) are located in Big Horn County, Mon-
tana, within the boundaries of the Crow Res-
ervation; 
(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; 
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(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 enti-
tled ‘‘Hope Family Tracts’’ and dated January 
30, 2024. 
(4) HOPE
FAMILY
TRUST.—The term ‘‘Hope 
Family Trust’’ means the Joe and Barbara Hope 
Mineral Trust. 
(5) LESSEE.—The term ‘‘Lessee’’ means the 
lessee for the Bull Mountains Lease. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Montana. 
(8) 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— 
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(1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including 
sections 
3480.0–6(d)(8) 
and 
3452.1 
through 3452.1–3 of title 43, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations), if the Lessee of-
fers to relinquish the Bull Mountains Lease, the 
Secretary shall accept the relinquishment; 
(2) the Hope Family Trust shall convey to the 
Tribe all right, title, and interest in and to the min-
eral interests in the Hope Family Tracts; and 
(3) subject to valid existing rights, and on relin-
quishment of the Bull Mountains Lease, the Sec-
retary 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 sub-
section (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.—Before the 
conveyances under subsection (a), the Tribe shall notify 
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the Secretary, in writing, that the Tribe and the Hope 
Family Trust have agreed on a formula for sharing rev-
enue from development of the mineral and surface inter-
ests described in subsection (a)(3) if those mineral or sur-
face interests are developed at a later date. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL PRIOR TO EXCHANGE.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, pending the conveyances under para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a), the tracts conveyed 
under those paragraphs shall be withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
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 recog-
nized Indian Tribe; or 
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