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(33) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to assist 3 local jurisdictions in responding to cougar related public safety 4 issues. The funding is available to a local jurisdiction if they have 5 a signed agreement with the department that recognizes cougar 6 management authority is vested in the department and provides 7 criteria to determine if a cougar creates an actionable public safety 8 risk eligible for financial assistance. For the purposes of this 9 subsection, a cougar presence on private property alone does not 10 create an actionable public safety risk. 11 (34) $90,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2022 is provided solely for the department to complete the final 13 phase of the Cowlitz river salmon and steelhead hook mortality study. 14 No less than $60,000 of the amount provided in this subsection is 15 provided for the original contractor of the study to complete their 16 work. A final report shall be provided to the appropriate committees 17 of the legislature by December 31, 2022. 18 (35) $130,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19 year 2022 and $130,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 20 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for an external facilitator to 21 seek solutions through a collaborative process using the department's 22 wolf advisory group. 23 (36) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2022 and $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 25 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to develop a 26 plan to protect native and hatchery produced steelhead for each river 27 system of Grays harbor, Willapa bay, and coastal Olympic peninsula. 28 The plan must adequately protect those fisheries for healthy runs 29 year-after-year as well as provide reasonable fishing opportunities. 30 The plan must include active stakeholder input and include an 31 outreach strategy sufficient to keep conservation and angler 32 interests well informed of proposed changes in advance of annual 33 fishing seasons. The plan must be reported to the appropriate 34 committees of the legislature by December 1, 2022. 35 (37) $600,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to implement 37 executive order 21-02, archaeological and cultural resources. 38 p. 1189 ESSB 5187.SL