,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjbc,ms4   
,titus 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coh51 & ,mr4    
,s*weik]t7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,act   
commonly kn[n z ! ,wild ,free-roam+     
,horses & ,burros ,act to prohibit c]ta9
 uses ( aircraft ) respect to !         
managem5t ( wild free-roam+ horses &    
burros1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wild   
,horse & ,burro ,protection ,act (      
#bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,z "p ( ef=ts to control   
equ9e populations "u law1 ! ,bureau (   
,l& ,managem5t is direct$ to humanely   
capture wild free-roam+ horses & burros 
= adoption4  7#b7 ,! use ( helicopt]s to
 *ase equ9es ov] prolong$ di/ances1     
usually on r\gh t]ra91 is p>ticul>ly    
dang]\s1 & c fright5 ! animals & lead to
 deadly situations4  7#c7 ,9 ,janu>y    
#bjbb1 dur+ ! horse ga!r+ at ! ,pancake 

,complex 9 c5tral ,nevada1 a "y colt 0  
*as$ = miles by helicopt]1 ultimately   
gravely injur+ itself1 & necessitat+ !  
ne$ = ! animal to be %ot & kill$4  7#d7 
,sci5tific rese>* %[s t m humane &      
co/-effective alt]natives exi/ to       
control equ9e populations1 includ+      
f]tility controls4  7#e7 ,s9ce fiscal   
ye> #bjjf1 ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t     
contractors h collect$ at lea/ #eg4d    
million 9 taxpay] fund+ = r\ndups t     
utilize ! use ( helicopt]s1 includ+     
bait-&-trap me?ods4  7#f7 ,s9ce fiscal  
ye> #bjag1 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t   
has obligat$ at lea/ #bb4e million 9    
taxpay] fund+ = ! specific purpose (    
helicopt] r\ndups1 includ+ #f4e million 
9 fiscal ye> #bjbb alone4  7#g7         
,curr5tly1 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t's 
,wild ,horse & ,burro ,program sp5ds    
less ?an "o p]c5t ( its budget on       
implem5t+ f]tility controls4  7#h7 ,!   
elim9ation ( helicopt]s f ! ,bureau (   
,l& ,managem5t's ga!r+s w\ld provide a m
 humane me?od ( captur+ equ9es1 &       

provide significant sav+s to taxpay]s4  
#c4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,wild ,free-roam+    
,horses & ,burros ,act ,section #i ( !  
,act commonly kn[n z ! ,wild ,free-roam+
 ,horses & ,burros ,act 7,public ,law   
#ib-aie2 #af ,u4,s4,c4 #acch;a7 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,9 adm9i/]+ ?is   
,act & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--,9 adm9i/]+
 ?is ,act2  7#b7 by /rik+ helicopt]s or1
 = ! purpose ( transport+ captur$       
animals1 motor vehicles & ins]t+ motor  
vehicles = ! purpose ( transport+       
captur$ animals2  7#c7 by /rik+ fix$-w+ 
aircraft1 or helicopt]s1 or to & ins]t+ 
or2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7b7 ,prohibition on c]ta9 uses (        
aircraft ,9 adm9i/]+ ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y may n use or contract = ! use 
( helicopt]s or fix$-w+ aircraft = !    
purposes ( r\nd+ up or ga!r+ wild       
free-roam+ horses & burros4  4  #d4     
,,gao ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit1 to !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( !      
,s5ate1 a report t describes-- 7#a7     
humane alt]natives to ! use ( helicopt]s
 & fix$-w+ aircraft 9 manag+ wild       
free-roam+ horse & burro populations2   
7#b7 job creation opportunities pres5t$ 
by ! use ( su* humane alt]natives2 &    
7#c7 ! effects ( aircraft1 includ+      
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems1 on wild        
free-roam+ horse & burro populations4