[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11981-11982]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ADJUSTMENT IN NUMBER OF FREE ROAMING HORSES PERMITTED IN CAPE LOOKOUT 
                           NATIONAL SEASHORE

  Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(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.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 2055

       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).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Arizona (Mr. Renzi) and the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. 
Faleomavaega) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi).


                             General Leave

  Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Arizona?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2055, introduced by the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Jones) from the Committee on Resources, would allow for 
the adjustment in the number of free-roaming horses permitted in the 
Cape Lookout National Seashore. Specifically, H.R. 2055 would permit 
the number of free-roaming horses to increase to 110 from its current 
level of 100 with a targeted population of 120 to 130 horses, and would 
not permit the removal of the horses unless the removal is carried out 
as part of a plan to maintain the viability of the herd.
  H.R. 2055 is supported by the majority and the minority of the 
Committee on Resources and the administration. I urge adoption of the 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. 
Renzi) and the majority of the committee for the management of this 
legislation. I also would be remiss if I did not extend my personal 
commendation to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones), the 
chief sponsor of this legislation, which has been carried on for the 
past several Congresses. I congratulate the gentleman from North 
Carolina (Mr. Jones) for his tenacity and persistence in moving this 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, in the course of the last several hundred years, a herd 
of wild horses has established itself on the Shackleford Banks area of 
Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The herd developed on the banks because 
of shipwrecks and abandonment. When the national seashore was 
established, there were approximately 100 wild

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horses on the barrier island. Over the years, the National Park Service 
has taken steps to control the herd size to prevent damage to park 
resources.
  As the majority explained, this bill makes a number of slight 
adjustments in the management of the herd as a means to ensure their 
long-term survival.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2055 is a workable solution to the wild horse 
management needs at Cape Lookout, and we support adoption of the 
legislation by the House today.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 2055.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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