Text of H.R. 5058: Wild Horse Oversight Act (Introduced version) - GovTrack.us

Text of H.R. 5058: Wild Horse Oversight Act (Introduced version) - GovTrack.us



Except as provided by subsection (b), at the request of the legislature or Governor of a State or the governing body of a federally recognized Indian tribe, 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 tribe. After a State or federally recognized Indian tribe assumes such functions, 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 Act.



Will this endanger wild horses and burros if states and reservations take over management and protection? My assumption is that it would - bot horse folks will know better.



Introduced by three Republicans