[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2055 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2055

To amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of 
    free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2003

 Mr. Jones of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
                 referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of 
    free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore.

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

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT IN THE NUMBER OF FREE ROAMING HORSES PERMITTED IN 
              CAPE LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE, NC.

    (a) In General.--The first subsection (b) of section 5 of Public 
Law 89-366 (16 U.S.C. 459g-4) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``100 free roaming 
        horses'' and inserting ``not less than 110 free roaming horses, 
        with a target population of between 120 and 130 free roaming 
        horses,'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) unless removal is carried out as part of a plan to 
        maintain the viability of the herd; or''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``100'' and inserting 
        ``110''.
    (b) Repeal of Duplicate Subsections.--Section 5 of Public Law 89-
366 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' after ``(a)''; 
        and
            (2) by striking the second subsection (b).
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