Section 4. Management responsibilities.
(a) Tucquan Creek.--
(1) The Department of Environmental Resources shall exercise administrative responsibilities in implementing the "State Agency Guidelines" portion of the "Management Guidelines for the Tucquan Creek and Clark Run Tributary" within the designated component as outlined in the text of the "Tucquan Creek Scenic River Study" conducted by the Lancaster County Planning Commission for the Department of Environmental Resources under the act of December 5, 1972 (P.L.1277, No.283), known as the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act. The "Local Management Guidelines" included in the "Tucquan Creek Scenic River Study" are recommended and voluntary for local governments, landowners and interested organizations in recognizing the value of the Tucquan Creek watershed. The Pennsylvania Fish Commission shall exercise enforcement of its fishing regulations and laws within the designated component.
(2) The Department of Environmental Resources shall assist a local organization representative of landowners, conservation groups and local governments within the designated component acting as the local coordination mechanism for the implementation of this act.
(3) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit hunting and/or trapping where permitted. Hunting and trapping shall continue to be conducted according to existing laws and regulations administered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
(b) Bear Run.--The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy shall exercise administrative responsibilities in implementing its management plans for this component. Should projects within the Bear Run Scenic River Corridor be needed which require intradepartmental permitting or State agency consistency, actions concerning such projects shall be guided by the "Management Guidelines For Rivers Within The Scenic Classification," as outlined in the text of the "Bear Run Study" conducted by the Department of Environmental Resources under the act of December 5, 1972 (P.L.1277, No.283), known as the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources, referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of 1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Protection.
Compiler's Note: The name of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was changed to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission by Act 39 of 1991. See 30 Pa.C.S. § 308 (relating to designation of commission).