The Senate on Wednesday approved legislation to nullify a Biden administration land use plan for Montana that critics said wrongly constricted coal mining.
The chamber cleared H.J. Res. 104 by a vote of 52 to 47 along party lines. The House passed it last month, and it now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), one of the legislation’s sponsors, railed against the resource management plan for limiting development in the coal-rich Powder River Basin.
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“Taking this action … will lead to more Montana jobs, more Montana energy, by the way, more Montana tax revenue to support K-12 education and stronger communities in eastern Montana,” Daines said during floor debate.
