,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #hd  #aacth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #abf 
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,june #d1 #bjac ,received     
,june #g1 #bjac ,read the first time    
,june #aj1 #bjac ,read the second time  
and placed on the calendar  ,,an ,,act  
,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      
,refuge4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,corolla ,wild      
,horses ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,wild    
horses in and around the ,currituck     
,national ,wildlife ,refuge  7a7        
,agreement required  7#a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall  
enter into an agreement with the        
,corolla ,wild ,horse ,fund 7a nonprofit
 corporation established under the laws 
of the ,state of ,north ,carolina71 the 
,county of ,currituck1 ,north ,carolina1
 and the ,state of ,north ,carolina     

within #ahj 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 ,refuge4  7#b7 ,terms ,the    
agreement shall--  7,a7 allow a herd of 
not less than #aaj and not more than    
#acj free-roaming wild horses in and    
around such refuge1 with a target       
population of between #abj and #acj     
free-roaming wild horses2  7,b7 provide 
for cost-effective management of the    
horses while ensuring that natural      
resources within the refuge are not     
adversely impacted2  7,c7 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 ,refuge2 
and  7,d7 specify that the ,corolla     
,wild ,horse ,fund shall pay the costs  
associated with--  7i7 coordinating a   
periodic census and inspecting the      

health of the horses2  7ii7 maintaining 
records of the horses living in the wild
 and in confinement2  7iii7 coordinating
 the removal and placement of horses and
 monitoring of any horses removed from  
the ,currituck ,county ,outer ,banks2   
and  7iv7 administering a viable        
population control plan for the horses  
including auctions1 adoptions1          
contraceptive fertility methods1 and    
other viable options4  7b7 ,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 ,horses1 ,inc4 7a          
non-profit corporation organized under  
the laws of and doing business in the   
,state of ,north ,carolina7 signed in   
#bjjg1 no horse may be removed from     
,cape ,lookout ,national ,seashore for  
introduction at ,currituck ,national    
,wildlife ,refuge except--  7#a7 with   
the approval of the ,foundation2 and    

7#b7 consistent with the terms of such  
memorandum 7or any successor agreement7 
and the ,management ,plan for the       
,shackleford ,banks ,horse ,herd signed 
in ,january #bjjf 7or any successor     
management plan74  7c7 ,no liability    
created ,nothing in this section shall  
be construed as creating liability for  
the ,united ,states for any damages     
caused by the free-roaming wild horses  
to any person or property located inside
 or outside the boundaries of the       
refuge4  ,passed the ,house of          
,representatives ,june #c1 #bjac4 ,karen
 ,l4 ,haas1 ,clerk  ,june #aj1 #bjac    
,read the second time and placed on the 
calendar