(a) Designation for Tulpehocken Creek.--Certain segments of the main stem of the Tulpehocken Creek in Lebanon and Berks Counties, a small segment of Cacoosing Creek in Berks County and related adjacent land area as it extends from near Kimmerlings Church eastward to its confluence with the Schuylkill River at Reading are designated a component of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System under the act of December 5, 1972 (P.L. 1277, No. 283), known as the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act.¹ The boundaries and termini of the components have been defined by the Department of Environmental Resources and are shown on a map entitled, “Tulpehocken Scenic River Study,” which is on file and available for public inspection in the Division of Land Records, Historical and Museum Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA 17108.

(b) Classification for Tulpehocken Creek.--Segments of the component are classified as follows:

(c) Special classification for Tulpehocken Creek.--The Secretary of Environmental Resources is authorized to classify the 3.4 mile segment between Ramona Road and the western boundary of the property, now or formerly owned by Carl Sensenig and wife, on the Tulpehocken Creek upstream from Flanagan Road in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, as Pastoral when the secretary determines that it meets the established criteria for classification. When classified, that segment shall become part of the Tulpehocken Creek Scenic River component under this act, and all of the provisions of this act and of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act shall become applicable thereto.