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appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 1 implementation of chapter 195, Laws of 2021 (working families tax 2 exempt.). Of the total amounts provided in this subsection: 3 (a) $16,639,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2024 and $15,768,000 of the general fund—state 5 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 6 administration of the working families tax exemption program; and 7 (b) $235,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2024 and $248,000,000 of the general fund—state 9 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 10 remittances under the working families tax exemption program. 11 (3) $2,408,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2024, $780,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2025, and $895,000 of the climate commitment account— 14 state appropriation are provided solely for the department to 15 implement 2023 revenue legislation. 16 (4) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17 year 2024 is provided solely for the department to develop an 18 implementation plan for an online searchable database of all taxes 19 and tax rates in the state for each taxing district. A report 20 summarizing options, estimated costs, and timelines to implement each 21 option must be submitted to the appropriate committees of the 22 legislature by June 30, 2024. The implementation plan must include an 23 array of options, including low cost options that may change the 24 scope of the database. However, each low cost option must still 25 provide ease of public access to state and local tax information that 26 is currently difficult for the public to collect and efficiently 27 navigate. 28 (5) $19,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29 year 2024 is provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 30 1303 (property tax administration). If the bill is not enacted by 31 June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 32 (6) $3,639,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33 year 2024 and $3,582,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 34 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Second 35 Substitute House Bill No. 1477 (working families' tax credit). If the 36 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 37 subsection shall lapse. 38 p. 122 ESSB 5187.SL