Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/941

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PUBLIC LAW 101-522—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 2293 conjunction with land management planning for other adjacent areas of the Deschutes National Forest. (3) No actions taken under the authority of this Act shall require the reconsideration, amendment, or revision of the Deschutes National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan prepared pursuant to section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). The management plan required by paragraph (1) shall be incorporated into the Deschutes National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan upon the regular revision of the the Deschutes National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. (b) ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANAGEMENT PLAN. —Consistent with the purposes for which the Monument and Special Management Area were established, the Management Plan shall address at least the following management issues: (1) Recreation, including consideration of a full range of existing and appropriate new facilities and programs for recreation during all seasons of the year. (2) Vegetation, including consideration of a full range of management options, and a program to reestablish old growth ponderosa pine ecosystems. (3) Roads and facilities, including— (A) consideration of the general location, design, construction, and maintenance criteria; (B) standards for motorized vehicle use; (C) traffic management; and (D) criteria for the closing and obliteration of roads. (4) Fire and fuel management prescriptions, including consideration of a full range of management options for fuel hazard reduction and prescribed fire and fire control strategies to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire and to meet other resource objectives. (5) Wildlife management, including general prescriptions for wildlife habitat improvements. (6) Research, including identification and prioritization of research opportunities. (7) Monitoring, including monitoring needs for air, water, wildlife, soil, and other resources. The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall maintain a research and monitoring program for geothermal resources for the purpose of identifying and assessing the impact that present and proposed geothermal development in the vicinity of the Monument and Special Management Area may have on the values for which such Monument and Special Management Area were established. (8) Conflicts, including consideration of potential conflicts among uses and resources. SEC. 7. ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the Newberry National Volcanic Monument Advisory Council for the purpose of advising the Secretary on the preparation of the initial management plan required by section 6(a) and on other matters at the Secretary's request. Ob) MEMBERSHIP.— The Council shall be composed of 11 members appointed by the Secretary, as follows: (1) One member who represents the scientific community.