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BPC provides its members with the up-to-date information they need on rules and regulations, breaking news on issues and bay projects, permit assistance, advocacy, and strategic responses to proposed regulations and legislation.

We regularly attend and frequently speak at the hearings and committee meetings of the state and federal agencies with environmental (air and water quality, Bay fill, endangered species, habitat restoration, dredging and dredged material disposal) permit jurisdiction over all construction projects and activities in the Bay and contiguous shoreline. Our personal appearances and testimony discussing Bay transportation and other plans and programs provide essential advocacy and education on behalf of a rational and sensible Bay permit process.

Additionally, throughout the year we hold workshops and a major public event our Annual Decisionmakers Conference – a dialogue on timely regulatory and land and water use planning topics. These events bring together regulators, organizations, and the private business sector to explore solutions to conflicts over the use of the Bay and contiguous shoreline.

On select areas of our Annual Work Program, we develop strategic initiatives, based on a collaborative, partnership approach, to avoid regulator hammers and build consensus on appropriating needed projects. Examples of such initiatives are the Port of Oakland’s Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan, the Bay Area Seaport Emissions Inventory, the Long Term Management Strategy for Dredged Material Disposal, and the Bair Island, Hamilton, and Montezuma Wetland Restoration projects.

Join BPC today! BPC is funded by annual membership dues and event sponsorships.

Questions?
Contact us online or call the BPC office
at 415-397-2293 to receive a Membership Application and list of Dues Categories.