On March 17, 2026, Maintenance Action 05 was signed maintaining the 2021 MCFO Approved RMP Amendment coal management decision. This Maintenance Action identifies 6,989,390 acres of BLM-administered coal as available for further consideration for coal leasing pursuant to Section 50203 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. No. 119-21(2025) and the 2021 Record of Decision/Approved RMP Amendment. Maintenance Action 05 can be found in “Document” link above.
On December 11, 2025, in accordance with the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 801-808, the President signed a joint resolution into law disapproving the November 2024 Miles City Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment. Pub. L. No. 119-48. A rule nullified under the Congressional Review Act must be treated as though it had never taken effect. As such, the 2024 RMP Amendment should be treated as though it never took effect and the 2015 Miles City Field Office Resource Management Plan, as amended in January 2021 and as otherwise amended, except as by the disapproved amendment, is now in effect for the Miles City Planning Area.
The January 2021 Record of Decision is available at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/116998/510
MILES CITY RMP CONTACT
If you have questions concerning the Miles City Resource Management Plan, you can contact our office between 7:45 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
Address: Bureau of Land Management
Miles City Field Office
111 Garryowen Road
Miles City, MT 59301
MEDIA INQUIRIES:
For all media inquiries contact:
Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist
(406) 233-2831
