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(d) Within the amounts provided in this subsection, $250,000 must 1 be used by the department to form a collaborative group process 2 representing diverse stakeholders and facilitated by a neutral third- 3 party to develop a long-term strategy for shrubsteppe conservation 4 and fire preparedness, response, and restoration to meet the needs of 5 the state's shrubsteppe wildlife and human communities. The 6 collaborative may serve as providing expertise and advice to the 7 wildland fire advisory committee administered by the department of 8 natural resources and build from the wildland fire 10-year strategic 9 plan. Components to be addressed by the collaborative include the 10 restoration actions described in (b) of this subsection and on 11 spatial priorities for shrubsteppe conservation, filling gaps in fire 12 coverage, management tools to reduce fire-prone conditions on public 13 and private lands, and identifying and making recommendations on any 14 other threats. Any reports and findings resulting from the 15 collaborative may be included in the report specified in (c) of this 16 subsection. 17 (25) $80,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2022 and $60,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 19 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to contract 20 with the Washington state academy of sciences to provide policymakers 21 with a report on current evidence on pinniped predation of salmon, 22 with an emphasis on Washington's portion of the Salish sea and 23 Washington's outer coast. The academy must provide an independent 24 study that reviews the existing science regarding pinniped predation 25 of salmonids, including what is known about pinniped predation of 26 salmonids, and with what level of certainty; where the knowledge gaps 27 are; where additional research is needed; how the science may inform 28 decisionmakers; and assessment of the scientific and technical 29 aspects of potential management actions. Early in this process, the 30 academy must convene separate meetings with comanagers and scientists 31 to share relevant research and data and provide context for the 32 academy's work. 33 (26) $198,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34 year 2022 and $70,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the implementation of Second 36 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5253 (pollinator health). 37 p. 1187 ESSB 5187.SL