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(a) The pilot project must include an evaluation that: 1 (i) Determines if revenues from the sales are sufficient to cover 2 the costs of preparing and conducting the sales; 3 (ii) Identifies and evaluates factors impacting the sales, 4 including regulatory constraints, staffing levels, or other 5 limitations; 6 (iii) Compares the specialty sales to other timber sales that 7 combine the sale of cedar and hardwoods with other species; 8 (iv) Evaluates the bidder pool for the pilot sales and other 9 factors that impact the costs and revenues received from the sales; 10 and 11 (v) Evaluates the current and future prices and market trends for 12 cedar salvage and hardwood species. 13 (b) The department must work with affected stakeholders and 14 report to the appropriate committees of the legislature with the 15 results of the pilot project and make recommendation for any changes 16 to statute by June 30, 2023. 17 (22) $112,000 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 implementation of 20 Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5158 (utility wildland fire cmte.). 21 (23) $407,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2022 is provided solely for the department to complete 23 development of a programmatic safe harbor agreement, and the 24 associated environmental analysis and draft enrollment language for 25 inclusion in the forest practices rules. Within the amount provided 26 in this subsection, the department must provide $182,000 to the 27 department of fish and wildlife to assist in the development of the 28 programmatic safe harbor agreement. The department must provide a 29 report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 30 15, 2021, on the status of the rule making and the resources needed 31 to implement the rule effective October 1, 2022. 32 (24) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department 33 on behalf of the forest practices board must provide an update to the 34 natural resource policy committees of the legislature on the progress 35 of its projects, including progress made to address recommendations 36 from the 2021 state auditor's report on the adaptive management 37 program, by December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022. 38 p. 1203 ESSB 5187.SL