PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

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 recov-ery 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 Olympic Peninsula. (b) Review and Public Comment.—The Secretary shall after notice and public comment complete the review of the management 106 STAT. 2220 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 manage-ment 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.—If the State authorities identified by the plan as responsible for implementing it comply with their obligations under the approved plan, any activity con-ducted pursuant to it in the Olympic 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.).