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(a) Replace the statewide forest practices permit database 1 system. Funding is subject to the conditions, limitations, and review 2 requirements of section 701 of this act; and 3 (b) Provide a recommendation for ways that the forest products 4 industry could help cover the cost of the new forest practice online 5 system. The recommendation must include proposed changes to the fees 6 that are paid for forest practice applications and notifications, as 7 well as a description and table that illustrates the operating costs 8 of the program and how those costs are covered by fund source 9 including fee revenue. The recommendation must be reported to the 10 fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2021, and may be 11 included as a decision package to the office of financial management 12 for consideration in the governor's proposed 2022 supplemental 13 operating budget. 14 (32) $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 15 year 2022 and $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to implement 17 a pilot project to evaluate the costs and benefits of entering into 18 such stewardship agreements with individual neighboring landowners 19 who would take on the responsibility for protecting small segments of 20 shared boundary with department managed lands. The pilot project must 21 include identifying the legal limits and bounds of such stewardship 22 agreements, identifying suitable areas, preparing and entering into 23 shared stewardship agreements, and evaluating the costs and benefits 24 of these agreements. 25 (a) The pilot project evaluation must include: 26 (i) A determination of an appropriate mechanism for the sale of 27 valuable materials from state trust lands harvested under a 28 stewardship agreement; 29 (ii) Identification of regulatory constraints, staffing levels 30 necessary to administer a statewide program, and other limitations; 31 and 32 (iii) Identification of legal risk and insurance and 33 indemnification requirements that may be necessary on the part of 34 private individuals entering into these agreements. 35 (b) The pilot project must include agreements on at least the 36 Teanaway or Klickitat Community Forests and on state trust lands in 37 the vicinity of the town of Darrington, Washington. The department of 38 natural resources must work with affected stakeholders and report to 39 the appropriate committees of the legislature with the results of the 40 p. 1205 ESSB 5187.SL