Declares that the purpose of the independent forest and fish science panel is to provide advice to the commissioner with respect to the adaptive management program created under this act and rules implementing this act. The commissioner may consult with the panel and ask the panel to review information produced by the adaptive management program. The panel must be governed by generally accepted guidelines and practices governing activities of independent science boards such as the national academy of sciences. The panel must help ensure that sound science is used in the adaptive management program.