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The legislative enactment of BCDC goes a long way towards providing 

 the necessary ingredients in the comprehensive management of 

 San Francisco Bay. 



The concept of a comprehensive ocean area plan is now also being 

 formulated by the State of California. 



Water Quality Standards for San Francisco Bay have been adopted and 

 approved by the Secretary of the Interior. 



The Governor also recently signed the most comprehensive water 

 quality control law in the Nation. The California Water Quality 

 Improvement Act of 1969, which goes into effect next January, 

 authorizes, among other things, a fine of up to $6,000 a day for 

 failure to comply with the State's water discharge standards. 



Prior to the creation of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and 

 Development Commission and its subsequent legislative enactment, 

 there was no coordinated regional control of dredge and fill except 

 for the permit- granting authority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

 concerning navigation. No State permit was required except for 

 very specialized reasons, such as, removal of minerals from State 

 lands. 



Regional planning has been present, but not very effective since 

 there has been no regional agency given jurisdiction over the 

 entire Bay prior to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and 



