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Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act

H. R. 5260 To provide for the protection of wild horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of such horses.

Introduced Oct 7, 1994

Latest action (Nov 21, 1994) Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Referred to
Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee Natural Resources Committee Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Policy area
Animals
Legislative subjects (8)
Environmental ProtectionHorsesMissouriProtection of animalsPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesWater Resources DevelopmentWildlife conservationWild rivers

Summary

This bill provides for the protection of free-roaming wild horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways by amending the 1964 act that established the scenic riverways to include the protection and preservation of free-roaming horses among its purposes. The bill prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from removing or permitting the removal of any free-roaming horse from federal lands within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways boundaries, with the exception of removals necessary in cases of medical emergency or natural disaster.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Actions (5)
  1. Nov 21, 1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. · house
  2. Oct 7, 1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources. · house
  3. Oct 7, 1994 Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. · house
  4. Oct 7, 1994 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  5. Oct 7, 1994 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 7, 1994

Mr. Emerson (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Hancock) introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for the protection of wild horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of such horses.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act”.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF FREE-ROAMING HORSES.

The first section of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes”, approved August 27, 1964 (78 Stat. 608; 16 U.S.C. 460m), is amended in the first sentence by inserting “protection and preservation of free-roaming horses,” after “wildlife,”.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF REMOVAL OF HORSES.

Section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes”, approved August 27, 1964 (78 Stat. 609; 16 U.S.C. 460m-4), is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:

“(c) The Secretary may not remove, or allow or assist in the removal of, any free-roaming horse from Federal lands within the boundaries of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, except in the case of medical emergency or natural disaster.”. <all>

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