Pennsylvania Act 1980-18 — STONY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACT

Act text

STONY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACT
                  Act of Mar. 24, 1980, P.L. 50, No. 18               Cl. 32
                                  AN ACT

     Designating Stony Creek as a component of the Pennsylvania Wild
        and Scenic Rivers System in accordance with the Pennsylvania
        Scenic Rivers Act; providing for cooperation and coordination
        in its protection and use and for the responsibilities of its
        management.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 302 of Act 58 of 1996, which
            created the Department of Community and Economic
            Development and abolished the Department of Community
            Affairs, provided that the functions of the Department of
            Community Affairs under Act 18 are transferred to the
            Separtment of Community and Economic Development.
        Compiler's Note:  Section 307(b) of Act 18 of 1995, which
            created the Department of Conservation and Natural
            Resources and renamed the Department of Environmental
            Resources as the Department of Environmental Protection,
            provided that the Department of Conservation and Natural
            Resources shall exercise the powers and duties previously
            vested in the Department of Environmental Resources by
            Act 18 of 1980.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

     Section 1.  Short title.
        This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stony Creek
     Wild and Scenic River Act."
     Section 2.  Legislative findings and purpose.
        The Department of Environmental Resources has, in accordance
     with the act of December 5, 1972 (P.L.1277, No.283), known as
     the "Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act," fulfilled its obligations
     and responsibilities prerequisite to the designation of Stony
     Creek as a component of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System.
     The designation of Stony Creek by this act is for the purpose of
     conserving and enhancing its scenic quality and promoting public
     recreational enjoyment in accordance with the provisions of 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.
     Section 3.  Designation and classification.
        The l6-mile mainstem of Stony Creek and the three tributary
     streams, Rattling Run, Yellow Springs and Rausch Creek, and
     related adjacent land areas, from the headwaters in Lebanon
     County to the Pennsylvania Game Commission gate at Ellendale
     Forge, Dauphin County, is designated a wild component of the
     Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System under the "Pennsylvania Scenic
     Rivers Act." The boundaries of the component corridor have been
     defined by the Department of Environmental Resources and are
     shown on the map entitled, "Stony Creek Study," on file and
     available for public inspection in the Bureau of Land Records,
     Department of Community Affairs of the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania.

        Compiler's Note:  The Department of Community Affairs,
            referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 58 of
            1996 and its functions were transferred to the Department
            of Community and Economic Development.
        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.
     Section 4.  Management responsibilities.
        The Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Department of
     Environmental Resources shall exercise administrative
     responsibilities in implementing the "Management Guidelines for
     Wild River Corridors" outlined within the "Discussion of
     Management Guidelines" in the text of the study of Stony Creek
     conducted by the Department of Environmental Resources under the
     "Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act," known as the "Stony Creek
     Study." The Pennsylvania Game Commission shall exercise
     administrative responsibilities in implementing the land
     management guidelines on Commonwealth lands within the
     designated component. The Department of Environmental Resources
     shall exercise administrative responsibilities in implementing
     the water resource management guidelines and where applicable,
     the surface mining and solid waste disposal provisions of the
     land management guidelines.

        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.
     Section 5.  Cooperation and coordination.
        All State agencies are authorized to seek the help of and
     enter into agreements with the Federal Government and its
     agencies and commissions, local governments and concerned
     private individuals and organizations with the view of fostering
     cooperation and coordination to further the purpose of this act.
     To this end, the Department of Environmental Resources shall
     also seek the cooperation of the Susquehanna River Basin
     Commission.

        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.
     Section 6.  Effective date.
        This act shall take effect immediately.