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emergency response, including fire suppression. The department shall 1 provide a monthly report to the office of financial management and 2 the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature with 3 an update of fire suppression costs incurred and the number and type 4 of wildfires suppressed. 5 (9) $2,823,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6 year 2023 and $66,000 of the disaster response account—state 7 appropriation are provided solely for indirect and administrative 8 expenses related to fire suppression. It is the intent of the 9 legislature that the amount of state general fund and disaster 10 response account appropriations to support administrative expenses 11 for fire suppression will be phased in through fiscal year 2025. 12 (10) $5,500,000 of the forest and fish support account—state 13 appropriation is provided solely for outcome-based performance 14 contracts with tribes to participate in the implementation of the 15 forest practices program. Contracts awarded may only contain indirect 16 costs set at or below the rate in the contracting tribe's indirect 17 cost agreement with the federal government. Of the amount provided in 18 this subsection, $500,000 is contingent upon receipts under RCW 19 82.04.261 exceeding eight million dollars per biennium. If receipts 20 under RCW 82.04.261 are more than eight million dollars but less than 21 eight million five hundred thousand dollars for the biennium, an 22 amount equivalent to the difference between actual receipts and eight 23 million five hundred thousand dollars shall lapse. 24 (11) Consistent with the recommendations of the Wildfire 25 Suppression Funding and Costs (18-02) report of the joint legislative 26 audit and review committee, the department shall submit a report to 27 the governor and legislature by December 1, 2021, and December 1, 28 2022, describing the previous fire season. At a minimum, the report 29 shall provide information for each wildfire in the state, including 30 its location, impact by type of land ownership, the extent it 31 involved timber or range lands, cause, size, costs, and cost-share 32 with federal agencies and nonstate partners. The report must also be 33 posted on the agency's website. 34 (12) $4,206,000 of the aquatic land enhancement account—state 35 appropriation is provided solely for the removal of creosote pilings 36 and debris from the marine environment and to continue monitoring 37 zooplankton and eelgrass beds on state-owned aquatic lands managed by 38 the department. Actions will address recommendations to recover the 39 p. 1199 ESSB 5187.SL