2259) is a bill that would withdraw 430,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources.

[1] The bill follows up on an agreement between Canada and the United States on how to protect the trans-border area from the effects of mining.

[3] In the 2010 agreement, Canada agreed not to do any additional mining on the British Columbian Flathead with the expectation that Montana would do the same thing to its land.

2259 would withdraw 430,000 acres of federal lands in Montana from programs to develop geothermal and mineral resources.

In addition, based on information provided by BLM, CBO expects that no income would be derived from other activities on the affected lands over that period; therefore, we estimate that enacting H.R.

[6] Consideration was delayed until March 4, 2014 due to a snowstorm in Washington D.C.[7] Rep. Daines emphasized his desire "to rise above partisan politics, preserve the prestine landscape, and 'protect this critical watershed'," when he announced that he would be introducing the bill.

"[8] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.