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DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME 



and opened to public use are also operated by local 

 agencies. 



Board Membership 



The Joint Legislative Advisory Committee was com- 

 posed of Senators Charles Brown, Ed C. Johnson, J. 

 William Beard, and Assemblymen Frank P. Belotti, 

 Thomas i\I. Erwin, and Lloyd W. Lowrey. Depart- 

 ment of Finance Director John M. Peirce and De- 

 partment of Fish and Game Director Seth Gordon 

 continued to serve on the board. Weldon L. Oxley 

 replaced Andy Kelly as chairman during the biennium. 

 Everett E. Horn continued as co-ordinator. 



WARMWATER PROGRAM 



During this biennium, the program of making avail- 

 able to the public existing water impoundments that 



were either closed to fishing or inadequately devel- 

 oped for public use was intensified. 



This has included such projects as the San Diego 

 City Water Supply Reservoirs— Pardee in Amador and 

 Calaveras Counties, Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo 

 County, Isabella in Kern County, Woodward in Stan- 

 islaus County and Avocado Lake in Fresno Count}'. 



In addition, new waters have been or are being 

 created for the express purpose of providing warm- 

 water fishing and recreation. Madera Lake, the largest 

 project of this type, was under construction during 

 the biennium. It consists of a 400 surface acre warm- 

 water fishing lake on 1,200 acres and will be com- 

 pleted in 1959. This state-owned facility will be oper- 

 ated and maintained by Madera County. 



During the biennium, the board allocated $1,035,000 

 for capital outlay under this program. 



Parking and boat launching area at Santa Margarita toke, construrted with WildlUe Conservation Board funds and opened early in 1957. 



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