,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjae,mr4 ,hatch introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,wild ,free-,roaming ,horses  
and ,burros ,act to provide for ,state  
and tribal management and protection of 
wild free-roaming horses and burros1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,wild    
,horse ,oversight ,act4  #b4 ,state and 
tribal management and protection of wild
 free-roaming horses and burros ,public 
,law #ib-aie 7commonly known as the     
,wild ,free-,roaming ,horses and ,burros
 ,act7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #ab4 ,state and tribal  
management and protection  7a7 ,in      
general ,except as provided by          
subsection 7b71 at the request of the   
legislature or ,governor of a ,state or 
the governing body of a federally       

recognized ,indian tribe1 the ,secretary
 of the ,interior and the ,secretary of 
,agriculture shall allow the ,state or  
federally recognized ,indian tribe to   
assume all management and protection    
functions under this ,act regarding wild
 free-roaming horses and burros on land 
within the boundaries of the ,state or  
federally recognized ,indian tribe4     
,after a ,state or federally recognized 
,indian tribe assumes such functions1   
wild free-roaming horses and burros     
shall be managed by the ,state or       
federally recognized ,indian tribe in   
accordance with this ,act and in the    
same manner as any other non-federally  
regulated species regarding functions   
not specified in this ,act4  7b7        
,inventory ,the ,secretary concerned    
shall continue to maintain the inventory
 required by section #c7;b77#a74  4