Translations:AY Honors/Birds - Advanced/Answer Key/10/en
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United States Federal Laws protecting bird habitats
- Duck Stamp Act
- The Duck Stamp Act provides a mechanism for generating money for the acquisition and protection of important migratory bird habitats.
- Wetlands Loan Act
- The Wetlands Loan Act, approved October 4, 1961, authorized an advance of funds against future revenues from sale of "duck stamps" as a means of accelerating the acquisition of migratory waterfowl habitat.
- Emergency Wetlands Resources Act
- The Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, approved November 10, 1986, authorized the purchase of wetlands from Land and Water Conservation Fund monies, removing a prior prohibition on such acquisitions.
- Migratory Bird Conservation Act
- The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission was established on February 18, 1929 by the passage of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. It was created and authorized 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 under the Act, and to fix the price or prices at which such areas may be purchased or rented. In addition to approving purchase and rental prices, the Commission considers the establishment of new waterfowl refuges.
- North American Wetlands Conservation Act
- The North American Wetlands Conservation Act does several things:
