VEGETATION IN UPPER NEWPORT BAY, NEAR NEWPORT BEACH, THE BAY AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A BIRD REFUGE, WAS SCHEDULED FOR DEVELOPMENT AS A YACHT HARBOR. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ALREADY SURROUNDS MOST OF THE HARBOR. SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT HAS COME UNDER INCREASING RESTRICTIONS SINCE STATE PASSAGE OF THE COASTAL ZONE CONSERVATION ACT IN NOVEMBER, 1972. THE REGULATORY COMMISSIONS MUST PRESENT A FINAL REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE BY JANUARY, 1976, RECOMMENDING LAWS WHICH WILL AFFECT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

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