The Senate on Wednesday approved legislation to nullify Biden administration land use plans for Montana and North Dakota that critics said were too restrictive.
The chamber cleared H.J. Res. 104 to scrap the Montana plan and H.J. Res. 105 against the North Dakota plan along party lines. The House passed both last month and they now head to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) railed against the resource management guidelines 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.
