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SECTION 9. EVALUATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY 



At the beginning of Chapter 7, Section 1, mention was made of the 

 several necessary elements for a comprehensive program of management. 

 The evaluation of management in San Francisco Bay which follows is 

 made in reference to those seven elements. 



POLICY AND OBJECTIVES 



Regarding mutually agreed upon policy and objectives, very little, if 

 any, existed on the State level, prior to the enactment of BCDC. In 

 fact, the State of California, in essence, had surrendered control*, 

 there was no area-wide political authority guiding the destiny of 

 San Francisco Bay. Such policy and objectives now exist for the 

 Bay. There is additional need for a national policy and objectives. 



LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION 



On the State level the recent legislative passage of the BCDC bill 

 and its signing by the Governor has produced the necessary first 

 step in this direction by stablishing a permanent agency with powers 

 and jurisdiction to care for, protect, and properly manage the nine- 

 county area of the Bay. At the same time, on the Federal level 

 there is also a need for a much stronger program of technical infor- 

 mation and assistance to the States, as well as objectives for more 

 effective management. 



