Riverside Contracting, Inc., henceforth referred to as the proponent, has applied for an aggregate take and remove permit on the referenced tract in Hill County, Montana. The proponent has obtained an opencut mining permit from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for this tract. Opencut permit number 3701 was approved by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s Opencut Mining Bureau on May 9, 2025. In conjunction with the approval of the Opencut Mining Permit, the Montana DEQ conducted an environmental assessment in accordance with the Montana Environmental Policy Act. The Montana DEQ selected the action alternative and issued an opencut mining permit on 42.0 acres of State Trust Lands and private lands in Hill County, Montana. The current DEQ opencut permit allows for the use of an asphalt plant, conveyor, crushing equipment, pug mill, and a screen. If the proponent wishes to utilize the permitted area for the use of an asphalt plant, they must pay an additional rental fee through their aggregate take and remove permit. This analysis, as well as the DEQ analysis, includes the impacts of the use of an asphalt plant at any time over the lifetime of the pit.