March 1973 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT SIGNED The State (Governor Reagan) and Signal sign the “Boundary Settlement and Exchange Agreement Regarding Lands in the Bolsa Chica Area, Orange County, California.” The State acquired 327.5 acres for the public, to be managed by Dept. of Fish and Game, and deeds 1,700 acres to Signal in fee. The agreement includes a two phase wetlands project, with Phase 2 dependent upon the State’s involvement in the development of a marina and navigable ocean entrance.

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