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| | IB MT-98-029 - Briefing Statement Revisions |
 | | The "Montana Initiative" component of the property exchange process, initiated by the Governor, was being fully considered until early March and experienced substantial public visibility, some public involvement, and considerable public controversy. |
 | | The State of Montana issued an AVF determination dated December, 1985, and a Declaratory Ruling on May 19, 1986, that certain lands near the Tongue River in Rosebud County, Montana, may not be mined for coal. |
 | | The BLM and the State of Montana have recently permitted an expansion of mining in the LRM, but this has been appealed to IBLA by the tribal government of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, which is adjacent to the mining operation. |
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