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pilot project and any recommendations for changes and statewide 1 implementation by July 1, 2023. 2 (33) $134,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2022 and $134,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the department to grant non- 5 tribal outcome-based performance participation grants for 6 implementation of the forest practices adaptive management program. 7 Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $54,000 per fiscal year 8 is provided for grants to the Washington farm forestry association 9 and $80,000 per fiscal year is provided for grants to the Washington 10 state association of counties. 11 (34) $488,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2023 is provided solely for implementation of chapter 316, Laws 13 of 2021 (Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5126) (climate 14 commitment act). 15 (35) $3,481,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the department to collect and 17 refresh statewide lidar data. 18 (36) Within amounts appropriated in this section, the department 19 must improve performance of the forest practices adaptive management 20 program by implementing recommendations made by the state auditor's 21 office in its January 2021 performance audit of the program. 22 (37) $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to conduct a targeted 24 analysis of the current and projected impact from drought and 25 opportunities for drought resilience on department owned and managed 26 uplands and agricultural lands. 27 (38) $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to hire a watershed 29 steward to expedite salmon recovery actions and projects, including 30 education, with a primary focus on agency owned and managed uplands 31 and aquatic lands. 32 (39)(a) $5,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for a pilot project to improve 34 salmon habitat across the department's aquatic, commercial, 35 industrial, and agricultural lands. Of the amount provided in this 36 subsection: 37 (i) $2,000,000 is provided solely to improve nearshore habitat by 38 accelerating restoration of state-owned aquatic lands; and 39 p. 1206 ESSB 5187.SL