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Union Calendar No. 53 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 126 

[Report No. 113–77] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

MAY 17, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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A BILL 

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. 

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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corolla Wild Horses 

5 Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WILD HORSES IN AND AROUND THE CURRITUCK 

7 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 

8 (a) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte10 rior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla 

11 Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation estab12 lished under the laws of the State of North Caro13 lina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and 

14 the State of North Carolina within 180 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act to provide for 

16 management of free-roaming wild horses in and 

17 around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. 

18 (2) TERMS.—The agreement shall— 

19 (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and 

20 not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in 

21 and around such refuge, with a target popu22 lation of between 120 and 130 free-roaming 

23 wild horses; 

24 (B) provide for cost-effective management 

25 of the horses while ensuring that natural remstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 sources within the refuge are not adversely im2 pacted; 

3 (C) provide for introduction of a small 

4 number of free-roaming wild horses from the 

5 herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is 

6 necessary to maintain the genetic viability of 

7 the herd in and around the Currituck National 

8 Wildlife Refuge; and 

9 (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse 

10 Fund shall pay the costs associated with— 

11 (i) coordinating a periodic census and 

12 inspecting the health of the horses; 

13 (ii) maintaining records of the horses 

14 living in the wild and in confinement; 

15 (iii) coordinating the removal and 

16 placement of horses and monitoring of any 

17 horses removed from the Currituck County 

18 Outer Banks; and 

19 (iv) administering a viable population 

20 control plan for the horses including auc21 tions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility 

22 methods, and other viable options. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR INTRODUCTION OF HORSES

24 FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE.—During 

25 the effective period of the memorandum of understanding 

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1 between the National Park Service and the Foundation 

2 for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation or3 ganized under the laws of and doing business in the State 

4 of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be re5 moved from Cape Lookout National Seashore for intro6 duction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— 

7 (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and 

8 (2) consistent with the terms of such memo9 randum (or any successor agreement) and the Man10 agement Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse 

11 Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor 

12 management plan). 

13 (c) NO LIABILITY CREATED.—Nothing in this sec14 tion shall be construed as creating liability for the United 

15 States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild 

16 horses to any person or property located inside or outside 

17 the boundaries of the refuge. 

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Union Calendar No. 53 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 126 

[Report No. 113–77] 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. free-roaming wild horses in and around the an agreement to provide for management of the 

MAY 17, 2013 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

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