WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Fox News posted an article online about U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones' (NC-3) bill, H.R. 5482, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act. The bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund in Currituck County and the state of North Carolina to provide for the management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. The bill would guarantee a herd of no less than 110 free-roaming wild horses in and around the refuge. The Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act is similar to Jones' legislation to protect the wild horses of Shackleford Banks in the Cape Lookout National Seashore. That legislation – H.R. 765 – which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1998. .
"These horses are very important to Eastern North Carolina," said Jones. "We must preserve this critical part of our heritage for future generations to enjoy."
To view the Fox News article on Congressman Jones' bill, please click here.
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