H.R. 126: To amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-01-04 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-117.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-01-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-117. (final step reached)
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Official title

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

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Increases from 100 to a minimum of 110 the number of free roaming horses the Secretary of the Interior is required to permit in Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina, with a target population of between 120 and 130. Prohibits the Secretary from removing, assisting in, or permitting the removal of any free roaming horses from Federal lands, within the boundaries of the seashore unless removal is carried out as part of a plan to maintain the viability of the herd. Prohibits anything in such law from being construed to require the Secretary to replace horses or otherwise increase the number of horses within such boundaries where the herd numbers fall below 110 (currently, 100) as a result of natural causes, including, but not limited to, disease or natural disasters.

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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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Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 126, An act to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of free-roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore (2005-10-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 126, An act to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of free-roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore (2005-10-05)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr126.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr126 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109