MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH PLAN FOR THE OLYMPIC STATE EXPERIMENTAL FOREST.

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 Growth Alternatives for Washington’s Forest Trust Lands contained in the June 1989 final report of the Commis-sion; (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 Olympic 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 state-ment 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)(0). (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 sound 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 decision making 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