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laboratory facility in Federal Way. The Washington state patrol must 1 provide a report on the progress of the toxicology lab construction 2 semiannually to the fiscal committees of the legislature with a final 3 report due 90 days after completion of the project. The report must 4 include, but is not limited to: 5 (a) A detailed list of expenditures so far; 6 (b) A detailed list of expenditure yet to be made before the 7 completion of the project; 8 (c) An updated project timeline with expected end date; and 9 (d) Other project details that the Washington state patrol finds 10 important to relay. 11 (13) $213,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2022 is provided solely for the Washington state patrol to 13 outsource death investigation cases to reduce the current backlog of 14 cases awaiting toxicology testing. 15 (14) $1,320,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for an enhanced forensic 17 capabilities pilot program that provides expedited DNA technology and 18 forensic services to assist in the processing of crime scene 19 evidence, expediting investigative leads, and reducing the backlog of 20 other cases. To ensure readiness to proceed with implementation, the 21 Washington state patrol must identify needed resources, complete 22 prehiring, and develop a competitive procurement process by July 1, 23 2022. The Washington state patrol must complete a preliminary report 24 by December 2, 2022, describing major milestones and achievements of 25 the program to date and submit a final report to the appropriate 26 committees of the legislature by June 30, 2023. The preliminary 27 report must include, but is not limited to, the following: 28 (a) Protocols on the operation and use of the program while 29 maintaining civil liberties and protecting individual privacy; 30 (b) A description of how expedited DNA technology and forensic 31 services will tie into the current operations of the state patrol's 32 existing crime lab; and 33 (c) Details of how the Washington state patrol will protect 34 individual privacy and civil liberties in relation to the program 35 described in this subsection. 36 (15) $94,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2023 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute House 38 p. 1221 ESSB 5187.SL