66702-66702.5

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 66702-66702.5




66702.  (a) The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority is hereby
established as a regional entity with jurisdiction extending
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
   (b) The jurisdiction of the authority is not subject to the
Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000
(Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5).
   (c) The authority's purpose is to raise and allocate resources for
the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands
and wildlife habitats in the San Francisco Bay and along its
shoreline.



66702.5.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the authority
should complement existing efforts by cities, counties, districts,
the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the
State Coastal Conservancy, and other local, regional, and state
entities, related to addressing the goals described in this title.