I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 306 
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 re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
agreement to provide for management of the free-roam-
ing wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
Wildlife Refuge. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Corolla Wild Horses 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WILD HORSES IN AND AROUND THE CURRITUCK 
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
(a) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla 
Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation estab-
lished under the laws of the State of North Caro-
lina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and 
the State of North Carolina within 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act to provide for 
management of free-roaming wild horses in and 
around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. 
(2) TERMS.—The agreement shall— 
(A) allow a herd of not less than 110 free- 
roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, 
with a target population of between 120 and 
130 free-roaming wild horses; 
(B) provide for cost-effective management 
of the horses while ensuring that natural re-
sources within the refuge are not adversely im-
pacted; and 
(C) provide for 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 Currituck National 
Wildlife Refuge. 
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(b) CONDITIONS
FOR EXCLUDING WILD HORSES 
FROM REFUGE.—The Secretary shall not exclude free- 
roaming wild horses from any portion of the Currituck 
National Wildlife Refuge unless— 
(1) the Secretary finds that the presence of 
free-roaming wild horses on a portion of the Refuge 
threatens the survival of an endangered species for 
which such land is designated as critical habitat 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(2) such finding is based on a credible peer-re-
viewed scientific assessment; and 
(3) the Secretary provides a period of public no-
tice and comment on that finding. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR INTRODUCTION OF HORSES 
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE.—During 
the effective period of the memorandum of understanding 
between the National Park Service and the Foundation 
for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation or-
ganized under the laws of and doing business in the State 
of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be re-
moved from Cape Lookout National Seashore for intro-
duction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— 
(1) with the approval of the Foundation; and 
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