California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 5006.25

The Director of Parks and Recreation is authorized to convey and grant to the County of Santa Cruz, for a site for a dam and reservoir in Aptos Creek, that portion hereinafter described of those properties known as Aptos Forest, Santa Cruz County, more particularly described in that deed from Agnes K. Marks, et al., to the State of California recorded November 14, 1963 in Book 1579, page 60, Official Records of Santa Cruz County and those properties known as Timothy-Hopkins, Santa Cruz County, more particularly described in that deed from Agnes K. Marks, et al., to the State of California recorded November 14, 1963 in Book 1579, page 35, Official Records of Santa Cruz County, upon such terms and conditions he may determine are in the best interest of the state; provided, however, that there be no restriction at the time of such conveyance and grant that the properties described herein known as Aptos Forest and Timothy-Hopkins, or any part thereof, which will cause a reversion of such properties to the former owners or heirs.

The property authorized to be conveyed or granted is described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the Mt. Diablo Meridian and the Southerly line of Township 10 South as shown on the United States Geological Survey Map (USGS) entitled “Laurel, California, 1955”; thence from the said point of beginning South 46° 00′ East 1050 feet; thence North 2° 30′ East 4100 feet; thence North 35° 30′ West 780 feet; thence North 89° 15′ East 630 feet; thence North 24° 00′ East 3530 feet; thence North 5° 00′ West 800 feet; thence North 85° 00′ East 130 feet; thence South 24° 45′ East 970 feet; thence North 79° 00′ East 1540 feet; thence South 11° 00′ East 400 feet; thence South 73° 00′ West 1320 feet; thence South 23° 30′ West 2750 feet; thence South 86° 00′ East 500 feet; thence South 31° 45′ West 1175 feet; thence South 57° 00′ East 420 feet; thence South 33° 15′ West 920 feet; thence South 38° 15′ East 770 feet; thence South 36° 15′ West 900 feet; thence South 14° 45′ East 1340 feet; thence South 85° 15′ East 490 feet; thence South 35° 00′ West 1610 feet to a point on the Southerly Grant Boundary as shown on said map; thence along said Grant Boundary North 72° 00′ West 1600 feet thence leaving said Grant Boundary North 31° 00′ West 1620 feet; thence North 64° 00′ East 380 feet; thence South 46° 00′ East 270 feet to the point of beginning containing approximately 306 acres of land.