Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/942

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104 STAT. 2294 PUBLIC LAW 101-522—NOV. 5, 1990 (2) One member who represents organized recreational interests. (3) One member who represents organized timber industry interests. (4) One member who represents organized geothermal industry interests. (5) One member who represents organized tourism interests. (6) One member of the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners. (7) One member who represents organized environmental interests. (8) One member who represents organized wildlife and fish interests. (9) One at-large member from nominations submitted to the Secretary by the Governor of Oregon. (10) The Forest Supervisor, Deschutes National Forest, and the District Manager, Prineville District, Bureau of Land Management, who shall serve as nonvoting, ex officio members. (c) VACANCY. — A vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (d) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be 6 appointed members of the Council. The operations of the Council shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. (e) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES. —The Council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable. (f) CONSULTATION. — The Secretary shall consult with the Council on a periodic and regular basis with respect to the management plan. (g) PAY.—Members of the Council who are not full-time officers or employees of the United States shall serve without pay. Members who are full-time officers or employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay by resison of their service on the Council. (h) SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE. — The Council may appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, to be chaired by the Council member who represents the scientific community, for the purposes of advising the Council on matters related to the management plan. Subcommittee members shall be appointed for their expertise and need not be members of the Council. (i) TERMINATION. —The Council and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee, if any, shall cease to exist on the date upon which the management plan is officially adopted by the Secretary, or later at the discretion of the Secretary, except in no event shall the Council exist later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. (a) MANAGEMENT OUTSIDE BOUNDARIES OF MONUMENT. —Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing or directing the establishment of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the Monument or Special Management Area for the purpose of precluding activities outside the Monument and Special Management Area boundary which would otherwise be permitted under applicable law. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the existing authority of the Secretary to take actions on Federal lands adjacent to the Monument and Special Management Area necessary to protect public health and safety in emergencies. The fact that activities