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(8) $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $750,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to provide a 3 grant to Whatcom county for disaster relief and recovery activities 4 in response to the November 2021 flooding and mudslides 5 presidentially-declared disaster. 6 (9) $625,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2024 and $625,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Second 9 Substitute House Bill No. 1728 (statewide resiliency program). If the 10 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 11 subsection shall lapse. 12 (10) $113,000 of the natural climate solutions account—state 13 appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed 14 Second Substitute House Bill No. 1170 (climate response strategy). If 15 the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this 16 subsection shall lapse. 17 (11)(a) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 18 fiscal year 2024 is provided solely for the department to administer 19 grants to local governments and federally recognized tribes for costs 20 to respond to community needs during periods of extremely hot or cold 21 weather or in situations of severe poor air quality from wildfire 22 smoke. 23 (b) To qualify for a grant under (a) of this subsection, a local 24 government or federally recognized tribe must: 25 (i) Be located in a geographic area where vulnerable populations 26 face combined, multiple environmental harms and health impacts, as 27 determined by the department; 28 (ii) Have demonstrated a lack of local resources to address 29 community needs; and 30 (iii) Have incurred eligible costs as described in (c) of this 31 subsection for the benefit of vulnerable populations. 32 (c) Costs eligible for reimbursement under (a) of this subsection 33 include: 34 (i) Establishing and operating warming and cooling centers, 35 including rental of equipment, purchase of supplies and water, 36 staffing, and other associated costs; 37 (ii) Transporting individuals and their pets to warming and 38 cooling centers; 39 p. 134 ESSB 5187.SL