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 DEVELOPMENT OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE 



The BCDC Study and the report published as a result of that study 

 indicate quite satisfactorily the existence of the best available 

 information. Nevertheless, new information and knowledge are con- 

 stantly being produced and BCDC, the responsible agency for coordina- 

 ting activities of the Bay, is authorized under the enacting legis- 

 lation to continually review subject areas under its jurisdiction. 



PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION 



In the past, planning has not been one of the hallmarks in the adminis- 

 tration of the Bay. Consider the size of the Bay in 1850 and vihat it 

 is today. Where 300 square miles of marshland once remained in the 

 Bay, 250 square miles had been "reclaimed" by 1967. The filling in of 

 the tidal and submerged lands have dried up 17 square miles that once 

 were Bay. Passage of the BCDC, hopefully, will put a stop to these 

 activities. 



Responsible Federal officials have indicated a satisfaction with what 

 BCDC has accomplished, and are now watching to see if it will have the 

 power to protect the national as well as local interest, and thereby 

 serve as a prototype for State and regional action elsewhere in the 

 Nation. 



ACTIVE ADMINISTRATION - REGULATION, 

 CONTROL, AND COORDINATION 



In the past there were management problems which contributed to inter- 

 ference and damage to the beneficial uses of the Bav area. There was. 



