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 106 STAT. 2220 PUBLIC LAW 102-436—OCT. 23, 1992 and research plans within 90 days after the submission of the plan and supporting documentation by the State of Washington under section 203(a) or within such other period of time as is mutually agreeable to the Secretary and the State of Washington. (c) APPROVAL. —If the Secretary determines that the management and research plan for the Olympic Experimental State Forest meets the standards of subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve the plan and so notify the State. (d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW. —I f the State authorities identified by the plan as responsible for implementing it comply with their obligations under the approved plan, any activity conducted pursuant to it in the Ol3mipic Experimental State Forest shall not be considered a prohibited taking of the northern spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Approved October 23, 1992. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4489 (S. 2353): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 102-946 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 102-465 accompanying S. 2353 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): Sept. 29, considered and passed House. Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate. '

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