Migratory Bird Conservation Act

The Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 of February 18, 1929, (also known as the "Norbeck-Andresen Act") created the United States Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) to consider and approve any areas of land and/or water recommended by the Secretary of the Interior for purchase or rental by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and to fix the price or prices at which such areas may be purchased or rented.

The Commission considered the establishment of new waterfowl refuges. While perhaps unimportant because of the Great Depression, the act was an important step for the conservation movement.

See also
Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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Category:1929 in the environment
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"When a man's breast feels like a cage from which all the dark birds have flown he is free, he is light. And he longs to have his vultures back again. He wants his customary struggles, his nameless, empty works, his anger, his afflictions and his sins." from Herzog by Saul Bellow.