S. 239 — Crow Revenue Act

This section defines terms used in the Act, including the Bull Mountains Lease as Bureau of Land Management Lease MTM–97988 dated June 1, 2012; the Bull Mountains Tracts as approximately 4,530 acres of subsurface interests and 940 acres of surface interests in Musselshell County, Montana; the Hope Family Tracts as approximately 4,660 acres of subsurface interests in Big Horn County, Montana, within the Crow Reservation; and the Hope Family Trust, Lessee, Secretary of the Interior, State of Montana, and Crow Tribe of Montana.

This section requires the Secretary to accept relinquishment of the Bull Mountains Lease and complete a single transaction within 60 days of enactment in which the Hope Family Trust conveys mineral interests in the Hope Family Tracts to the Tribe and the United States conveys mineral interests and surface land in the Bull Mountains Tracts to the Hope Family Trust. It places the conveyed mineral interests in trust for the Tribe, exempts them from state taxation, requires a revenue-sharing agreement between the Tribe and the Hope Family Trust before conveyance, and withdraws the tracts from entry, mining, and leasing laws pending transfer.

This section preserves eligibility for other Federal services, benefits, and programs for the Tribe and its members, ensuring that amounts or benefits provided under this Act do not result in any reduction or denial based on the Tribe's status as a federally recognized Indian Tribe or a member's status.