California Government Code CHAPTER 1 - Findings and Declarations of Policy

  • Section 66600.
    The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the public interest in the San Francisco Bay is in its beneficial use for a variety of purposes;...
  • Section 66601.
    The Legislature further finds and declares that uncoordinated, haphazard filling in San Francisco Bay threatens the bay itself and is therefore inimical to the welfare...
  • Section 66602.
    The Legislature further finds and declares that certain water-oriented land uses along the bay shoreline are essential to the public welfare of the bay area,...
  • Section 66602.1.
    The Legislature further finds and declares that areas diked off from the bay and used as saltponds and managed wetlands are important to the bay...
  • Section 66603.
    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...
  • Section 66604.
    The Legislature further finds and declares that in order to protect the present shoreline and body of the San Francisco Bay to the maximum extent...
  • Section 66605.
    The Legislature further finds and declares:(a) That further filling of San Francisco Bay and certain waterways specified in subdivision (e) of Section 66610 should be authorized...
  • Section 66605.1.
    The Legislature finds that in order to make San Francisco Bay more accessible for the use and enjoyment of people, the bay shoreline should be...
  • Section 66606.
    The Legislature hereby finds and declares that this title is not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the commission to exercise its power...
  • Section 66606.6.
    Nothing in this title shall deny the right of private property owners and local governments to establish agricultural preserves and enter into contracts pursuant to...
  • Section 66607.
    If any provision of this title or the application thereof in any circumstance or to any person or public agency is held invalid, the remainder...

Last modified: October 22, 2018