shall pay the Clallam County Board of Commis-
sioners $150,000 per year for a period of 12 years,
subject to the availability of annual appropriations,
for the purposes of recovering lost revenue under the
condition that the county dedicate at least 50 per-
cent of each payment to studying the river system
before, during, and after dam removal.
‘‘(4) PRIOR
EFFORTS.—Efforts by the Sec-
retary prior to enactment of this paragraph to evalu-
ate the environmental impacts of dam removal are
declared to meet and fully comply with any other-
wise applicable provisions of section 7 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4332) for purposes of removing the Elwha
Dam as provided under this Act.
‘‘(d) GLINES PROJECT.—
‘‘(1) GLINES CANYON DAM OPERATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2), the Secretary shall continue op-
eration of the Glines Canyon dam after the
Elwha dam has been removed subject to the
availability of funds for that purpose.
‘‘(B) ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND EVAL-
UATION.—As soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary
shall—
‘‘(i) complete an engineering and de-
sign study to determine the most cost-ef-
fective manner in which transmission lines
and operational controls can be reconfig-
ured to permit continued operation of the
Glines Canyon dam as provided in sub-
paragraph (A); and
‘‘(ii) evaluate the impact that manag-
ing the Glines Canyon Project for fisheries
restoration will have on future hydropower
operations.
‘‘(2) FISHERIES RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT
EFFORTS.—
‘‘(A) 
ANNUAL
RESTORATION
WORK
PLAN.—As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this paragraph and each year
thereafter, the Secretary shall, in consultation
with the appropriate Federal, State, tribal, and
local entities, develop an annual work plan that
clearly defines all requirements necessary to
achieve the ecosystem restoration objectives of
this Act. The Secretary’s annual work plan
shall include, but is not limited to, specific de-
tails on engineering and environmental studies
(including plans and specifications) for dam re-
moval, water supply, reconfiguration of power,
and river restoration measures. The work plan
shall include a schedule of yearly activities,
major milestones, and performance measure-
ment criteria.
‘‘(B) INDEPENDENT
SCIENTIFIC
REVIEW
PANEL.—
‘‘(i) The Secretary shall appoint an
Independent 
Scientific 
Review 
Panel
(Panel), which shall be comprised of eleven
members, to review progress toward res-
toration of the Elwha River ecosystem and
the contribution of removal of the Elwha
River Dam toward restoration. Members
shall be appointed from a list of no fewer
than 20 scientists submitted by the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences (Academy):
Provided, That Pacific Northwest scientists
with expertise in anadromous and non-
anadromous fish and wildlife and ocean ex-
perts shall be among those represented on
the Panel. If appointments are required in
subsequent years, the Secretary shall re-
quest nominations from the Academy and
the Academy shall provide nominations not
later than 90 days after the date of this
request. If the Academy does not provide
nominations within 90 days of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary may appoint
such members as the Secretary deems ap-
propriate.
‘‘(ii) CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST
AND
COMPENSATION.—Panel members may be
compensated and shall be considered sub-
ject to the conflict of interest standards
that apply to scientists performing com-
parable work for the National Academy of
Sciences. All expenses of the Panel shall be
paid by the Secretary as provided for
under clause (vii). The Panel shall not be
deemed an advisory committee within the
meaning of the Federal Advisory Commit-
tee Act.
‘‘(iii) PROJECT
CRITERIA
AND
RE-
VIEW.—The Panel shall, in consultation
with the Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife, the National Marine Fish-
eries Service, the Lower Elwha Klallam In-
dian Tribe and the Elwha Citizens’ Advi-
sory Committee, review the Secretary’s an-
nual work plan for Elwha Ecosystem Res-
toration and make recommendations on
matters related to such work plan to the
Secretary no later than June 15 of each
year. If the Secretary does not receive the
recommendations by this date, the Sec-
retary may proceed to implement the work
plan, relying on the best information avail-
able. The Panel shall base its recommenda-
tions on a determination that the work
plan is based on sound science principles;
benefit fish and wildlife; and have a clearly
defined objective and outcome with provi-
sions for monitoring and evaluation of re-
sults. In making its recommendations to
the Secretary, the Panel shall determine
whether the work plan employs cost-effec-
tive measures to achieve the objectives of
this Act. The Panel, with assistance from
the Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, the National Marine Fisheries
Service, the Lower Elwha Klallam Indian
Tribe and the Elwha Citizens’ Advisory
Committee, shall review, on an annual
basis, the results of prior year expenditures
based upon these criteria and submit its
findings to the Secretary for its review.
‘‘(iv) EVALUATION
OF
ELWHA
DAM
REMOVAL.—Each year following removal of
the Elwha Dam, the Panel shall, in con-
sultation with the Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife, the National Marine
Fisheries 
Service, 
the 
Lower 
Elwha
Klallam Indian Tribe and the Elwha Citi-
zens’ Advisory Committee, evaluate the
contribution of removal of the Elwha River
Dam toward restoration of the Elwha
River ecosystem. Based in its evaluation
under this subparagraph, the Panel shall
provide recommendations to the Secretary
with regard to removal of the Glines Can-
yon Dam.
‘‘(v) PUBLIC REVIEW.—Upon comple-
tion of the review of the Secretary’s annual
work plan and its evaluation of the re-
moval of the Elwha Dam, the Panel shall
submit recommendations on the work plan
and removal of the Glines Canyon Dam to