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Development Conmission. Other regional developments include: the 

 "Bay Area Transportation Study Commission," which completed a 

 regional transportation plan with recommendations for implementa- 

 tion; the "Association of Bay Area Government" which began in 1961 

 performing advisory regional planning; and the "Joint Committee on 

 Bay Area Regional Organization," a committee of the State legisla- 

 ture, after a 16-month study, proposed a limited-function nine- 

 county regional government to encompass the State-designated water 

 basin boundaries. 



Research and study to support improved management activities is 

 proceeding as is shown from the following activities: 



(1) The State Legislature, in 1965, authorized a com- 

 prehensive study and development of a water quality manage- 

 ment program for the Bay area. The report has been recent- 

 ly published. 



(2) The Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife is 

 examining the effects of dredging on bottom life in the 

 Bay. 



(3) The Geological Survey has authorized programs to 

 collect geologic and hydroloqic date, and to investigate 

 the Bav sediments. 



(4) The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration 

 completed a study on the effects of the proposed 



San Joaquin Master Drain on the Bay in December 1966. 



