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 PUBLIC LAW 102-436—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2219 (2) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife l^rvice. SEC. 203. MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH PLAN FOR THE OLYMPIC STATE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST. (a) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— The State of Washington may develop and submit to the Secretary of the Interior a management and research plan for the Olympic Experimental State Forest that— (1) is based upon the recommendations of the Commission on Old Growtii Alternatives for Washington's Forest Trust Lands contained in the June 1989 final report of the Commission; (2) is developed by the State land management agency in consultation with the State wildlife agency and the Olympic Natural Resources Center or a comparable research institution: Provided, however. That the research components of the plan shall be developed jointly by the State land management agency and the Oljnnpic Natural Resources Center or a comparable research institution and in consultation with the State wildlife agency; (3) provides for the close integration of research and management in the plan, and (4) shall be accompanied by a draft of the detailed statement on the proposed actions under the plan required by section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.4332(2)(C)). (b) PLAN CONTENTS.— (1) The plan shall provide for the conservation of the northern spotted owl on the Olympic Experimental State Forest and reflect scientifically soimd ecosystem management principles designed to contribute to the conservation of fisheries, other sensitive species and the ecology of the forest generally. (2) The plan shall contain the following elements: (A) A framework for coordinated decisionmaking for implementing the plan among the State land management agency, the State wildlife agency and the Olympic Natural Resources Center or a comparable research institution. (B) A detailed description of the individual elements of the management and research plan; the process for implementing and funding the plan and an allocation of responsibilities for plan implementation and enforcement. (C) Findings of the State wildlife agency about the extent to which the plan will achieve the objectives in paragraph (1). SEC. 204. PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL. (a) PLAN REVIEW.—Upon submission of the management and research plan for the Olympic Experimental State Forest under section 203(a), the Secretary shall determine whether the plan— (1) provides for the conservation of the northern spotted owl in the experimental forest; and (2) is consistent with the final northern spotted owl recovery plan as it applies to the Olympic Peninsula or, in the absence of a final recovery plan, the draft northern spotted owl recovery plan dated April 1992 as it applies to the Oljnnpic Peninsula. (b) REVIEW AND PUBLIC COMMENT. —The Secretary shall after notice and public comment complete the review of the management Wildlife. Wildlife.

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