Daines said he would continue to fight ... to increase production of the state’s natural resources.
Work to increase production of Montana's natural resources.
Occurrences
Evidence
Daines says he will work to develop Montana natural resources and supports energy dominance including hydropower, wind, biomass, solar, coal, oil, and natural gas.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Steve Daines as an original cosponsor. The bill promoted geothermal, solar, and wind energy development on public lands and permitting goals of at least 25 gigawatts by 2025.
H.R.133 became Public Law 116-260. Its Energy Act division required federal renewable-energy production goals on federal land and included programs for hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, carbon capture, and critical materials from coal and coal byproducts.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Steve Daines as sponsor of S.J.Res.61, a resolution to disapprove the Bureau of Land Management Miles City Resource Management Plan Amendment.
H.J.Res.104 became Public Law 119-48. CRS states the BLM amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further coal-leasing consideration; the law nullified that rule.
Assessments
The promise was broad and action-oriented: to work to increase production of Montana natural resources. The evidence shows direct action by Daines on Montana resource access, including sponsoring S.J.Res.61 to overturn a BLM Miles City plan restricting coal-leasing consideration, and the enacted companion H.J.Res.104 nullified that restriction. Additional enacted federal energy provisions in 2020 support the broader resource-production goal. Because at least one concrete policy outcome aligned with the promise became law, the promise is best classified as delivered. Timing cannot be determined from the provided promise date and term context.