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Senate rejects state working group for Theodore Roosevelt National Park horses; lawmakers pass separate resolution urging federal protections
Summary
Senators defeated a bill to create a state working group to advise management of the wild horse herd at Theodore Roosevelt National Park but later approved a concurrent resolution urging Congress to establish federal protections for the herd.
A proposal to create a state working group to advise Theodore Roosevelt National Park on management of its wild horse herd failed in the North Dakota Senate on a 14-33 vote Tuesday.
The measure, Senate Bill 23-31, would have established a working group of North Dakota stakeholders to provide advice to the park superintendent and requested an appropriation of $49,500. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommended a do-not-pass on a 4-2 vote, calling the herd management a federal responsibility because the animals live on land managed by the National Park Service.
“Given the some of the concerns…
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