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(i) Perform other functions that will assist farms in directly 1 marketing their meat and poultry products. 2 (16) $1,832,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 3 fiscal year 2022 and $1,832,000 of the general fund—state 4 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 5 department, in consultation with the state conservation commission, 6 to develop a grant program to provide funding to conservation 7 districts or other entities to provide access to meat and poultry 8 processing and inspection. In addition to other funding needs to 9 provide access to meat and poultry processing and inspection, grant 10 funding may be used to establish a mobile slaughter unit or to 11 provide needed infrastructure to provide for the retail sale of meat 12 or poultry. The department must conduct outreach to gain input from 13 other entities, such as conservation districts, Washington State 14 University and the food policy forum in developing the grant program 15 described in this subsection. 16 (17) $156,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17 year 2022 and $213,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 18 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementation of Second 19 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5192 (electric vehicle equipment). 20 (18) $366,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2022 and $366,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely to support the department's 23 emergency management planning responsibilities related to 24 agricultural systems, radiological preparedness and response, 25 foodborne outbreaks, food security, and other emergency management 26 responsibilities. 27 (19) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28 year 2023 is provided solely for rulemaking for a voluntary cannabis 29 certification program that is consistent with the department's 30 existing organics program, as authorized by chapter 317, Laws of 2017 31 (ESSB 5131). 32 (20) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33 year 2023 is provided solely for a grant to a community-based 34 organization in Whatcom county for the food and farm finder program, 35 which connects local food producers with retail and wholesale 36 consumers. 37 (21) $81,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2022 and $139,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 p. 1215 ESSB 5187.SL