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(27) $21,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 is provided solely for the implementation of Substitute 2 Senate Bill No. 5273 (shoreline armoring). 3 (28) $44,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2022 and $24,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 5 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the implementation of 6 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5381 (fish passage project permits). 7 (29) $132,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8 year 2022 and $48,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 9 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the implementation of 10 Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5452 (electric-assisted 11 bicycles). 12 (30) $600,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2022 is provided solely for the department to conduct a pilot 14 project to test New Zealand style elk fencing, similar to the style 15 used by the United States Department of Agriculture at the Starkey 16 Experimental Forest and Range, including materials and construction 17 techniques, and determine the cost and effectiveness of the fence 18 design in reducing damage to school property and agricultural lands 19 within the range of the north Cascades elk herd. The department of 20 fish and wildlife shall work with at least one agricultural property 21 owner in Skagit county with property abutting state highway 20 and 22 one school district located in Skagit county with enrollment of less 23 than 650 students that volunteer to build and test the elk fence 24 design and, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, report back to the 25 natural resources committees of the legislature by November 1, 2022, 26 on the results of the pilot project. 27 (31) $155,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28 year 2022 and $310,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to implement 30 strategies to control against chronic wasting disease in native 31 species of the state. 32 (32) $841,000 of the fish, wildlife and conservation account— 33 state appropriation, $430,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 34 for fiscal year 2022, and $411,000 of the general fund—state 35 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 36 department to work with stakeholders to improve steelhead spawning 37 estimates for improved fishing regulations such that enhanced 38 conservation and equitable fisheries are established. 39 p. 1188 ESSB 5187.SL