Restore Our American Mustangs Act

HB 1018 Restore Our American Mustangs Act

US Congress 111th Congress

Restore Our American Mustangs Act
HB-1018

About HB-1018
HB-1018 sections
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Section 9
Section 10
Section 11

Restore Our American Mustangs Act - Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to revise provisions concerning the management of such animals.

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Section 5

Requires the Secretary of the Interior (for Bureau of Land Management [BLM] administered lands) or the Secretary of Agriculture (for Forest Service administered lands) to:

  • (1) ensure that, to the extent practicable, acreage available for wild and free-roaming horses and burros is at least equal to the acreage where they were found in 1971;
  • (2) update the inventory of such horses and burros annually and make it publicly available on the BLM website every two years;
  • (3) take specified actions to manage such horses and burros and to achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological balance on lands where such horses and burros are found;
  • (4) identify new rangelands, arrange for supervised protection on private lands, and establish sanctuaries or exclusive use areas for such horses and burros;
  • (5) report to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the effects of new ranges, sanctuaries, and exclusive use areas on rangeland health, riparian zones, water quality, soil compaction, seed bed disturbance, native wildlife, and endangered or threatened species;
  • (6) research, develop, and implement enhanced fertility control for mares, stallions, or both, such as surgical or immunocontraception sterilization or other safe, humane, and effective methods of fertility control;
  • (7) exhaust all practicable options of maintaining a thriving natural ecological balance on the range before removing horses and burros;
  • (8) take specified actions to promote the adoption program;
  • (9) temporarily remove horses or burros from the range if their immediate health or safety is threatened; and (10) remove horses and burros determined to be a threat to the health and well-being of native plant or wildlife species

Revokes provisions that allow the Secretaries to destroy:

  • (1) old, sick, or lame animals;
  • (2) excess horses and burros for which an adoption demand does not exist

Requires adopters of such horses and burros to affirm that adopted animals and their remains will not be sold or transferred for consideration for processing into commercial products. Prohibits containing such horses and burros in corrals or short-term holding facilities for more than six months while awaiting disposition. Prohibits the destruction of such horses or burros unless the Secretaries:

  • (1) determine that the horses or burros are terminally ill or fatally injured; and
  • (2) ensure that the terminally ill or fatally injured horse or burro will be destroyed in the most humane manner

Removes the limitation on the number of titles to horse and burros that may be transferred to qualified individuals. Requires the Secretaries to:

  • (1) provide a public notice 30 days prior to the planned removal of such horses and burros in specified circumstances;
  • (2) track in a centralized database system the number of horses and burros injured or killed during a gathering or holding;
  • (3) determine what information on such horses and burros could be provided to the public; and
  • (4) ensure that such information is easily accessible on BLM's website

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Section 6

Requires owners of private land to return such horses or burros that have wandered onto their land to public lands.

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Section 7

Authorizes the Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements with private entities for the management of such horses and burros.

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Section 8

Expands the membership of the advisory board on the management and protection of such horses and burros.

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Section 9

Applies criminal penalties to any person who transports a live or deceased horse or burro for processing into commercial products.

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Section 10

Lifts a restriction on the authority of the Secretary to relocate such horses and burros to public lands where they did not exist at the passage of such Act.

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Section 11

Sets forth new reporting requirements on the management of such horses and burros.

  

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Engrossed 11/25/2010
Introduced 11/27/2010
Introduced 11/27/2010

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Sponsors (8)

Rep. Raul Grijalva


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Rep. Madeleine Bordallo


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Rep. Carolyn Maloney


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Rep. George Miller


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Rep. Henry Waxman


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Rep. Sam Farr


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Rep. Dennis Kucinich


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Rep. Nick Rahall


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History

Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources.

07/20/2009

Rule Provides For Consideration Of H.r. 1018 With 1 Hour Of General Debate. Previous Question Shall Be Considered As Ordered Without Intervening Motions Except Motion To Recommit With Or Without Instructions. Measure Will Be Considered Read. Specified Amendments Are In Order. The Resolution Waives All Points Of Order Against Consideration Of The Bill Except For Clauses 9 And 10 Of Rule Xxi. The Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Recommended By The Committee On Natural Resources Shall Be Considered As Adopted. The Resolution Waives All Points Of Order Against Provisions Of The Bill, As Amended. This Waiver Does Not Affect The Point Of Order Available Under Clause 9 Of Rule Xxi.

07/17/2009

Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection.

07/17/2009

On Passage Passed By Recorded Vote: 239 - 185 (roll No. 577).

07/17/2009

The House Adopted The Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute As Agreed To By The Committee Of The Whole House On The State Of The Union. (text: Cr H8317-8318)

07/17/2009

H.amdt.359 On Agreeing To The Hastings (wa) Amendment (a002) Failed By The Yeas And Nays: 74 - 348 (roll No. 576).

07/17/2009

Debate - Pursuant To The Provisions In H.res. 653, The House Proceeded With 30 Minutes Of Debate On The Hastings (wa) Amendment.

07/17/2009

H.amdt.359 Amendment (a002) In The Nature Of A Substitute Offered By Mr. Hastings (wa). (consideration: Cr H8324-8327; Text: Cr H8324-8325)amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Sought To Insert A Complete New Text Banning The Commercial Slaughter Of Horses And Burros At A Cbo Cost Estimate Of Under $500,000 A Year To Implement.

07/17/2009

H.amdt.358 On Agreeing To The Rahall Amendment (a001) Agreed To By Voice Vote.

07/17/2009

Debate - Pursuant To The Provisions In H.res. 653, The House Proceeded With 10 Minutes Of Debate On The Rahall Amendment.

07/17/2009

H.amdt.358 Amendment (a001) Offered By Mr. Rahall. (consideration: Cr H8324; Text: Cr H8324)amendment Broadens The Types Of Fertility Controls That Would Be Available To The Blm For Purposes Of Managing Wild Horse And Burro Populations; Narrows The Definition Of "commercial Uses" Under The Bill For Purposes Of Clarifying Prohibitions On The Sale Of Horses And Burros For Slaughter But Allowing Uses Of Horses And Burros On Farms; Makes A Technical Change To Clarify The Membership Requirements For The Wild Horse And Burro Advisory Council; And Relaxes The Requirement That The Blm Return Wild Horses And Burros To The Acres Of Public Land From Which They Have Been Removed Since 1971.

07/17/2009

Debate - The House Proceeded With One Hour Of Debate On H.r. 1018.

07/17/2009

Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 653. (consideration: Cr H8316-8328)

07/17/2009

Rule H. Res. 653 Passed House.

07/17/2009

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 653 Reported To House. Rule Provides For Consideration Of H.r. 1018 With 1 Hour Of General Debate. Previous Question Shall Be Considered As Ordered Without Intervening Motions Except Motion To Recommit With Or Without Instructions. Measure Will Be Considered Read. Specified Amendments Are In Order. The Resolution Waives All Points Of Order Against Consideration Of The Bill Except For Clauses 9 And 10 Of Rule Xxi. The Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Recommended By The Committee On Natural Resources Shall Be Considered As Adopted. The Resolution Waives All Points Of Order Against Provisions Of The Bill, As Amended. This Waiver Does Not Affect The Point Of Order Available Under Clause 9 Of Rule Xxi.

07/16/2009

Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.

06/23/2009

Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-177.

06/23/2009

Ordered To Be Reported (amended) By The Yeas And Nays: 21 - 14.

04/29/2009

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

04/29/2009

Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands Discharged.

04/29/2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

03/03/2009

Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands.

02/17/2009

Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E256)

02/12/2009

Referred To The House Committee On Natural Resources.

02/12/2009

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Animals Advisory Bodies Animal Protection And Human-animal Relationships Aviation And Airports Crimes Against Animals And Natural Resources Ecology Endangered And Threatened Species Government Information And Archives Mammals Veterinary Medicine And Animal Diseases Wildlife Conservation And Habitat Protection