The Legislature further finds and declares that the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, treating the entire bay as a unit, has made a detailed study of all the characteristics of the bay, including: the quality, quantity, and movement of bay waters, the ecological balance of the bay, the economic interests in the bay, including the needs of the bay area population for industry and for employment, the requirements of industries that would not pollute the bay nor interfere with its use for recreation or other purposes, but would need sites near deepwater channels; that the study has examined all present and proposed uses of the bay and its shoreline, and the master plans of cities and counties around the bay; and that on the basis of the study the commission has prepared a comprehensive and enforceable plan for the conservation of the water of the bay and the development of its shoreline, entitled the San Francisco Bay Plan.
Cal. Gov. Code § 66603
Findings and Declarations of Policy
Known as the McAteer-Petris Act
The act spans §§ 66600–66666 (74 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Candlestick Properties, Inc. v. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (1970)
Most recently applied in 187 Cal. App. 3d 1056 - Acme Fill Corp. v. San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission (December 1986)
Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 713.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.