Public Law 109-117

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[109th Congress Public Law 117]
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Public Law 109-117
109th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of 
         free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National 
             Seashore. <<NOTE: Dec. 1, 2005 -  [H.R. 126]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADJUSTMENT IN NUMBER OF FREE ROAMING HORSES PERMITTED IN CAPE 
            LOOKOUT NATIONAL SEASHORE, NORTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--The first subsection (b) of section 5 of Public Law 
89-366 (16 U.S.C. 459g-4) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``100 free roaming 
        horses'' and inserting ``not less than 110 free roaming horses, 
        with a target population of between 120 and 130 free roaming 
        horses,'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting the following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) unless removal is carried out as part of a plan to 
        maintain the viability of the herd; or''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking ``100'' and inserting 
        ``110''.

    (b) Repeal of Duplicate Subsection.--Section 5 of Public Law 89-366 
is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)'' after ``(a)''; 
        and
            (2) by striking the second subsection (b).

    Approved December 1, 2005.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 126:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 109-154 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 151 (2005):
            Mar. 14, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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