(a) The following described area is established as the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area:
(1) Township 20 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian
Section 7
Sections 18 – 19;
(2) Township 20 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 – 2
Sections 11 – 14
Sections 23 – 24;
(3) Township 21 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 4 – 7
Section 18: W1/2;
(4) Township 21 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian
Section 1
Sections 11 – 14
Sections 23 – 26
Sections 35 – 36;
(5) Township 22 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 19 – 21
Sections 28 – 33.
(b) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.510 – 16.20.530, the commissioner of fish and game, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, shall prepare a management plan for the Willow Mountain Critical Habitat Area. The commissioner of fish and game and the commissioner of natural resources shall exercise their respective authorities over the area in a manner consistent with the management plan.