12.050. United States may acquire areas of land or water necessary for migratory-bird reservations, when. - Missouri Statutes

United States may acquire areas of land or water necessary formigratory-bird reservations, when.

12.050. Consent of the state of Missouri is given to the acquisition bythe United States by purchase, gift, devise or lease of such areas of land orwater, or of land and water in Missouri as the United States deems necessaryfor the establishment of migratory-bird reservations in accordance with theact of Congress approved February 18, 1929, entitled "An Act to moreeffectively meet the obligations of the United States under the migratory-birdtreaty with Great Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory gamebirds from drainage and other causes by the acquisition of areas of land andof water to furnish in perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection ofsuch birds; and authorizing appropriations for the establishment of suchareas, their maintenance and improvement and for other purposes", (16 U.S.C.A.§ 715 et seq.) reserving, however, to the state of Missouri, full and completejurisdiction and authority over all such areas not incompatible with theadministration, maintenance, protection and control thereof by the UnitedStates under the terms of the act of Congress; but acquisition and theoperation of any such areas are subject to the approval of the stateconservation commission.

(RSMo 1939 § 8971, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 14, A. 1949 S.B. 1005, A.L. 1957 p. 726)

Prior revision: 1929 § 8315