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(12) $477,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 and $477,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely to develop conflict mitigation 3 strategies for wolf recovery and staff resources in northeast 4 Washington for response to wolf-livestock conflicts. The department 5 must provide focus on minimizing wolf-livestock issues in the Kettle 6 range. The department is discouraged from the use of firearms from 7 helicopters for removing wolves. 8 (13) $251,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9 year 2022 and $251,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for suppression, eradication, 11 and monitoring of northern pike in the Columbia river. The department 12 must work with the Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Confederated Tribes 13 of the Colville Reservation, and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians on 14 identifying appropriate actions to reduce threats to anadromous 15 salmon from invasive northern pike. 16 (14) $753,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17 year 2022 and $753,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 18 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for expanded management of 19 pinniped populations on the lower Columbia river and its tributaries 20 with the goal of increasing chinook salmon abundance and prey 21 availability for southern resident orcas. 22 (15) $1,262,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2022 and $1,262,000 of the general fund—state 24 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the costs 25 for the department to maintain shellfish sanitation activities 26 necessary to implement its memorandum of understanding with the 27 department of health to ensure the state is compliant with its 28 federal obligations under the model ordinance of the national 29 shellfish sanitation program. 30 (16) $603,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2022 and $603,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to create a 33 statewide permittee assistance program as part of hydraulic project 34 approvals, in which department staff collaborate with landowners 35 during construction to help resolve risks of permit noncompliance. 36 (17) $470,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2022 and $470,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to expand 39 p. 1184 ESSB 5187.SL