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committees of the legislature on the center's research grant program, 1 including but not limited to the following: 2 (i) The annual amount of funding available for the grant program, 3 including any private or foundation dollars; 4 (ii) The average award amount per project; 5 (iii) The educational impact of funded projects on high schools 6 and community and technical colleges; and 7 (iv) The impact of project findings on technologies in Washington 8 using earth-abundant materials. 9 (16) $2,076,000 of the model toxics control operating account— 10 state appropriation is provided solely for the university's soil 11 health initiative and its network of long-term agroecological 12 research and extension (LTARE) sites. The network must include a 13 Mount Vernon REC site. 14 (17) $6,880,000 of the workforce education investment account— 15 state appropriation is provided solely for institution operating 16 costs, including compensation and central services, in recognition 17 that these costs exceed estimated increases in undergraduate 18 operating fee revenue as a result of RCW 28B.15.067. 19 (18) $20,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2022 and $20,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the office of clean 22 technology to convene a sustainable aviation biofuels work group to 23 further the development of sustainable aviation fuel as a productive 24 industry in Washington. The work group must include members from the 25 legislature and sectors involved in sustainable aviation biofuels 26 research, development, production, and utilization. The work group 27 must provide a report including any pertinent recommendations to the 28 governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 29 2022. 30 (19) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2023 is provided solely for Washington State University's energy 32 program to launch a least-conflict priority solar siting pilot 33 project in the Columbia basin of eastern and central Washington. This 34 program shall engage all relevant stakeholders to identify priority 35 areas where there is the least amount of potential conflict in the 36 siting of utility scale PV solar and to develop a map highlighting 37 these areas. The program shall also compile the latest information on 38 opportunities for dual-use and colocation of PV solar with other land 39 p. 1339 ESSB 5187.SL