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Union Calendar No. 210 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 306 

[Report No. 112–310] 

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 18, 2011 

Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, and Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 1, 2011 

Additional sponsors: Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Ms. SUTTON, and Mr. MORAN

DECEMBER 1, 2011 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 18, 2011] 


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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 NA7 TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 

8 (a) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

10 shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild 

11 Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established 

12 under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the 

13 County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State 

14 of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of 

15 enactment of this Act to provide for management of 

16 free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck 

17 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 wild 

23 horses; 


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1 (B) provide for cost-effective management of 

2 the horses while ensuring that natural resources 

3 within the refuge are not adversely impacted; 

4 (C) provide for introduction of a small 

5 number of free-roaming wild horses from the 

6 herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is 

7 necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the 

8 herd in and around the Currituck National 

9 Wildlife Refuge; and 

10 (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse 

11 Fund shall pay the costs associated with— 

12 (i) coordinating a periodic census and 

13 inspecting the health of the horses; 

14 (ii) maintaining records of the horses 

15 living in the wild and in confinement; 

16 (iii) coordinating the removal and 

17 placement of horses and monitoring of any 

18 horses removed from the Currituck County 

19 Outer Banks; and 

20 (iv) administering a viable population 

21 control plan for the horses including auc22 tions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility 

23 methods, and other viable options. 

24 (b) CONDITIONS FOR EXCLUDING WILD HORSES FROM

25 REFUGE.—The Secretary shall not exclude free-roaming 


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1 wild horses from any portion of the Currituck National 

2 Wildlife Refuge unless— 

3 (1) the Secretary finds that the presence of free4 roaming wild horses on a portion of the Refuge 

5 threatens the survival of an endangered species for 

6 which such land is designated as critical habitat 

7 under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

8 1531 et seq.); 

9 (2) such finding is based on a credible peer-re10 viewed scientific assessment; and 

11 (3) the Secretary provides a period of public no12 tice and comment on that finding. 

13 (c) REQUIREMENTS FOR INTRODUCTION OF HORSES

14 FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE.—During the 

15 effective period of the memorandum of understanding be16 tween the National Park Service and the Foundation for 

17 Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation orga18 nized under the laws of and doing business in the State 

19 of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed 

20 from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at 

21 Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— 

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

23 (2) consistent with the terms of such memo24 randum (or any successor agreement) and the Man25 agement Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd 


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1 signed in January 2006 (or any successor manage2 ment plan). 

3 (d) NO LIABILITY CREATED.—Nothing in this section 

4 shall be construed as creating liability for the United States 

5 for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to 

6 any person or property located inside or outside the bound7 aries of the refuge. 


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Union Calendar No. 210 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 306 

[Report No. 112–310] 

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 

DECEMBER 1, 2011 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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