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fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed 1 Substitute House Bill No. 1329 (utility shutoffs/heat). If the bill 2 is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 3 subsection shall lapse. 4 (18) $93,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2024 and $96,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Second 7 Substitute House Bill No. 1032 (wildfires/electric utilities). If the 8 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 9 subsection shall lapse. 10 (19)(a) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2024 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 12 for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to 13 contract with a third-party entity to conduct a study that analyzes 14 how the economic impact of oil refining in Washington state is likely 15 to impact Washington's refineries, refinery workers, and refinery 16 communities. By December 31, 2024, the report must be distributed to 17 the energy and environment committees of the state legislature. 18 (b) The study required in (a) of this subsection must include: 19 (i) An overview of Washington's five oil refineries including: 20 Location, age, workforce demographics, direct and indirect jobs 21 connected with the industry, health and environmental impacts, local 22 tax revenues paid by refineries, and primary and secondary products 23 and markets; 24 (ii) A summary of projected scenarios for Washington refineries' 25 primary markets, taking into account realistic, real world outcomes, 26 given existing mandated decarbonization targets, feedstock 27 availability, and statutes that impact Washington refinery products; 28 (iii) A summary of anticipated short-term, medium-term, and long- 29 term economic viability of the five Washington oil refineries based 30 on refinery product demand forecasts as outlined in (b)(ii) of this 31 subsection; 32 (iv) A forecast of direct and indirect effects of the projected 33 petroleum decline, including indirect employment impacts, the 34 geography of those impacts, and impacts to local jurisdictions, 35 utilities, ports, and special purpose districts from reduction in tax 36 revenues, and impacts to local nonprofits and community programs from 37 the refining industry; 38 p. 100 ESSB 5187.SL