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(8) $1,300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2023 is provided solely for the commission to develop a riparian 2 plant propagation program of native trees and shrubs to implement 3 riparian restoration projects that meet riparian zone requirements 4 established by the department of fish and wildlife. Plants will be 5 made available for free or at a reduced cost to restoration projects. 6 (9) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2023 ((and $5,000,000 of the salmon recovery account—state 8 appropriation are)) is provided solely for the purposes of the 9 conservation reserve enhancement program, including additional 10 project management and cost-share funding. 11 (10)(a) $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 12 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely to provide a grant to the King 13 county conservation district for a pilot program to reduce the 14 impacts of artificial lighting on or near the water (on-water 15 lighting) on the behavior of salmon and other aquatic life in Lake 16 Sammamish. The grant funding may be used for: 17 (i) Supporting local efforts to develop a model ordinance to 18 reduce on-water lighting impacts on salmon for new and existing 19 construction; 20 (ii) Education and outreach on the impacts of on-water lighting; 21 (iii) Development of methods to reduce the impacts of on-water 22 lighting; and 23 (iv) A contract with the United States geologic survey to conduct 24 a baseline survey of artificial light levels, including light 25 location and intensity along the Lake Sammamish nearshore, artificial 26 light hotspots, and a survey report. 27 (b) The department must report to the appropriate committees of 28 the legislature by June 30, 2023, on the use of the funding in this 29 subsection and the resulting reductions in on-water lighting. 30 (11) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2022 and $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementation of Substitute 33 House Bill No. 2051 (agricultural disaster assist). If the bill is 34 not enacted by June 30, 2022, the amounts provided in this subsection 35 shall lapse. 36 (12) $60,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2023 is provided solely for the commission to grant to the 38 p. 1180 ESSB 5187.SL