Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act, the official text

119 S1377 ES: Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act
U.S. Senate
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119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and for other purposes. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act .
2. Maintenance of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Section 5 of the Act of April 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 54, chapter 41; 16 U.S.C. 245 ), is amended—
(1) by striking the section designation and all that follows through The Administration and inserting the following:
5. Administration, protection, and development
(a) In general
The administration
; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(b) Maintenance of horses
(1) In general
The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ) shall maintain a genetically diverse herd of horses in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park (referred to in this subsection as the Park ), with a population of not fewer than 150 horses.
(2) Management plan
(A) In general
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop a plan to provide for the management of horses in the Park.
(B) Requirements
The plan developed under subparagraph (A) shall provide for the cost-effective management of the horses in the Park while ensuring that natural resources within the Park are not adversely impacted.
(3) Removal
The Secretary shall not remove, or assist in or permit the removal of, any horses from Federal land within the boundaries of the Park—
(A) unless the removal is carried out as part of a plan to maintain a genetically diverse herd of horses; or
(B) except—
(i) in the case of emergency; or
(ii) to protect public health and safety.
(4) Monitoring and assessment
The Secretary shall annually monitor, assess, and make available to the public findings regarding the population, structure, and health of the horses in the Park.
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Passed the Senate June 11, 2026. Secretary