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ND SB2331
Bill
Status
1/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joshua Boschee
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AI Summary
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Creates a Theodore Roosevelt National Park working group chaired by a legislator with 9 members representing the legislature, parks and recreation, Medora commerce/tourism, state tourism division, agriculture commissioner, NDUS equine studies, a horse protection nonprofit, National Park Service, and Indian affairs commission
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Directs the working group to recommend management strategies to maintain the wild horse population above 200 horses, identify support opportunities, promote tourism, and assist with public education
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Requires quarterly meetings and an annual report to legislative management by July 1 each year detailing the implementation plan
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Permits recommendations for birth control, removals, and permanent placement of horses, with all management activities required to be humane and nonlethal unless a horse's health or safety is compromised
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Appropriates $49,500 from the general fund to the Department of Commerce for administering the working group for the 2025-2027 biennium
Legislative Description
The Theodore Roosevelt national park working group; to provide a report; and to provide an appropriation.
Last Action
Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 14 nays 33
2/12/2025