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may, in consultation with the interested parties identified in (d) of 1 this subsection, contract with a consultant to assist with the 2 community engagement and review necessary to complete this review 3 process. 4 (b) The purposes of this comprehensive equity review are: 5 (i) To reduce barriers to historically underserved populations' 6 participation in recreation and conservation office grant programs; 7 (ii) To redress inequities in existing recreation and 8 conservation office policies and programs; and 9 (iii) To improve the equitable delivery of resources and benefits 10 in these programs. 11 (c) In completing the comprehensive equity review required under 12 this section, the office shall: 13 (i) Identify changes to policy and operational norms and 14 practices in furtherance of the equity review purposes identified in 15 (b) of this subsection; 16 (ii) Identify new investments and programs that prioritize 17 populations and communities that have been historically underserved 18 by conservation and recreation policies and programs; and 19 (iii) Include consideration of historic and systemic barriers 20 that may arise due to any of the following factors: Race, ethnicity, 21 religion, income, geography, disability, and educational attainment. 22 (d) The office must collaborate with: (i) The Washington state 23 commission on African American affairs; (ii) the Washington state 24 commission on Asian Pacific American affairs; (iii) the Washington 25 state commission on Hispanic affairs; (iv) the governor's office of 26 Indian affairs; (v) the governor's committee on disability issues and 27 employment; (vi) the office of equity; (vii) the office of minority 28 and women's business enterprises; (viii) the environmental justice 29 council if established by passage of Engrossed Second Substitute 30 Senate Bill No. 5141; and (ix) other interested parties as 31 appropriate to develop and conduct a community engagement process to 32 inform the review. 33 (e) The office must complete the comprehensive equity review 34 under this section and submit a final report, containing all of the 35 elements and considerations specified in this section, to the 36 legislature by June 30, 2022. 37 (3) $76,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2022 and $76,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the implementation of 40 p. 1174 ESSB 5187.SL