U.S. Congress - H.R.5482 Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act
H.R.5482 - Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. as introduced.
- Short: Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act as introduced.
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6/8/2010--Introduced.Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund in the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the state of North Carolina to provide for the management of free-roaming wild horsesOfficial Summary
6/8/2010--Introduced.Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund in the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the state of North Carolina to provide for the management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Specifies that such agreement:(1) allow a herd of not less than 110 free-roaming wild horses in and around the Refuge;
(2) provide for cost-effective management of such horses; and
(3) provide for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Refuge. Bars the Secretary from excluding free-roaming wild horses from any part of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge unless:
(1) it is found that the presence of such horses on a part of the Refuge threatens the survival of an endangered species for which such land is designated as critical habitat;
(2) such finding is based on a peer-reviewed scientific assessment; and
(3) a period of public notice and comment is provided on that finding. Prohibits the removal of any horse from the Seashore for introduction at the Refuge, except with the approval of the Foundation for Shackleford Horses Inc. and consistent with the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service (NPS) and the Foundation and the management plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd.
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The Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, introduced in June as congressional bill H.R. 5482, would protect the Outer Banks horses. The bill, currently in review, calls for double the FWS-intended population size. It also requests that ...
FOX NEWS COVERS JONES' EFFORT TO PROTECT COROLLA WILD HORSES
Jones' (NC-3) bill, HR 5482, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund in Currituck County and the state of North Carolina to ...
The Horse | Bill Would Establish Corolla Wild Horse Population Level
The bill, HR 5482--the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, introduced June 8 by North Carolina Representative Walter Jones, calls for an agreement between the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (CWHF) and the Department of the Interior to ...
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