The Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 ({{usstat, 45, 1222) of February 18, 1929, (also known as the "Norbeck-Andresen Act") created the

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Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) to consider and approve any areas of land and/or water recommended by the

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for purchase or rental by the

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and to fix the price or prices at which such areas may be purchased or rented. The Commission considered the establishment of new

waterfowl Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...

refuges. While perhaps unimportant because of the

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, the act was an important step for the

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