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(3) $406,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022, $322,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023, and $88,000 of the parks renewal and stewardship 3 account—state appropriation are provided solely for operating budget 4 impacts from capital budget projects funded in the 2019-2021 fiscal 5 biennium. 6 (4) $80,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2022 and $464,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for an update to the Seashore 9 conservation area survey and plan. 10 (5) $130,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11 year 2022 and $130,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 12 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the commission to hire a 13 diversity, equity, and inclusion coordinator to expand the diversity 14 of the agency's workforce. 15 (6) $85,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2022 is provided solely for the facilitation of a work group 17 that includes representation from the state parks and recreation 18 commission, the commission on African American affairs, and 19 stakeholders with expertise of the black experience in outdoor 20 recreation to identify barriers to inclusion and develop 21 recommendations to increase participation of Black Washingtonians in 22 the state parks system and other outdoor recreation spaces and public 23 parks. The work group will be selected by the governor's office and 24 will consist of at least twelve participants representing diverse 25 geographic, socioeconomic, and experiential backgrounds. The parks 26 commission will enter into an interagency agreement with the 27 commission on African American affairs to procure a contractor to 28 facilitate the work group and develop a report with recommendations. 29 The amount provided in this subsection may also be used for a survey 30 or focus group to assess the needs of Black Washingtonians related to 31 state parks and outdoor recreation. The work group will submit a 32 report to the governor's office and appropriate committees of the 33 legislature no later than April 1, 2022. 34 (7) $7,900,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35 year 2022 and $7,900,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the commission to increase 37 customer service, conduct more custodial maintenance, expand 38 interpretive services, accelerate work on preventative maintenance 39 p. 1171 ESSB 5187.SL