,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure the   
maintenance of a herd of horses in      
,theodore ,roosevelt ,national ,park1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,theodore ,roosevelt ,national ,park    
,wild ,horses ,protection ,act4  #b4    
,maintenance of horses in ,theodore     
,roosevelt ,national ,park ,section #e  
of the ,act of ,april #be1 #aidg 7#fa   
,stat4 #ed1 chapter #da2 #af ,u4,s4,c4  
#bde71 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the
 section designation and all that       
follows through ,the ,administration and
 inserting the following3  #e4          
,administration1 protection1 and        
development  7a7 ,in general ,the       
administration  2 and  7#b7 by adding at

 the end the following3  7b7            
,maintenance of horses  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of the ,interior       
7referred to in this subsection as the  
,secretary7 shall maintain a genetically
 diverse herd of horses in the ,south   
,unit of ,theodore ,roosevelt ,national 
,park 7referred to in this subsection as
 the ,park71 with a population of not   
fewer than #aej horses4  7#b7           
,management plan  7,a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall develop a plan to      
provide for the management of horses in 
the ,park4  7,b7 ,requirements ,the plan
 developed under subparagraph 7,a7 shall
 provide for the cost-effective         
management of the horses in the ,park   
while ensuring that natural resources   
within the ,park are not adversely      
impacted4  7#c7 ,removal ,the ,secretary
 shall not remove1 or assist in or      
permit the removal of1 any horses from  
,federal land within the boundaries of  

the ,park-- 7,a7 unless the removal is  
carried out as part of a plan to        
maintain a genetically diverse herd of  
horses2 or  7,b7 except-- 7i7 in the    
case of emergency2 or  7ii7 to protect  
public health and safety4  7#d7         
,monitoring and assessment ,the         
,secretary shall annually monitor1      
assess1 and make available to the public
 findings regarding the population1     
structure1 and health of the horses in  
the ,park4  4