The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission is a state agency with regional authority responsible for protecting the Bay and its shoreline. The Commission maintains the San Francisco Bay Plan. Based on this plan, the Commission issues or denies permits for filling, dredging, and land development projects within the Bay, along the Bay shoreline and within other ''managed wetlands'' adjacent to the Bay. The Commission also implements the Suisun Marsh Preservation Act of 1977. Furthermore, the Commission is responsible for managing the Bay segment of the California coastal zone under the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. Under this federal law, the Commission develops and implements the federally approved coastal management program for the Bay and exercises authority over federal activities otherwise not subject to state control. Partial reimbursement is derived from federal grants received by the California Coastal Commission.

The Commission deposits the permit fees it receives into the General Fund. In 2005-06, $221,000 was deposited into the General Fund, and the projected revenues to the General Fund for 2006-07 and 2007-08 are $330,000 and $432,000 respectively.