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(ii) The institute must submit to the appropriate committees of 1 the legislature a report on (h)(i)(A) and (B) of this subsection by 2 June 30, 2022, and a report on (h)(i)(C) of this subsection by 3 December 1, 2022. 4 (i) $15,000 of the amounts in fiscal year 2022 and (($286,000)) 5 $233,000 of the amounts in fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for 6 implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5304 7 (reentry services/state and local institutions). 8 (j) $48,000 of the amounts in fiscal year 2022 and $89,000 of the 9 amounts in fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for implementation of 10 Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5194 (equity and access 11 in higher education). 12 (k)(i) $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2022 and $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the Washington state 15 institute for public policy to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for an 16 exclusive or partial American steel requirement for future contracts 17 and subcontracts authorized in the capital budget. The cost-benefit 18 analysis must, to the extent feasible: 19 (A) Compare existing types and uses of steel to America made 20 steel alternatives, including evaluation of quality; 21 (B) Examine benefits to Washington workers and the Washington 22 economy; 23 (C) Examine lifecycle and embodied carbon greenhouse gas 24 emissions; 25 (D) Identify requirements for purchasing American steel that 26 minimize costs and maximize benefits; and 27 (E) Evaluate American steel requirements or preferences in other 28 states. 29 (ii) The institute may solicit input for the analysis from 30 representatives of interested parties to include, but not be limited 31 to, the construction and manufacturing sectors, organized labor in 32 the construction and manufacturing sectors, cities, counties, 33 American steel manufacturing companies, environmental advocacy 34 organizations, and appropriate state agencies. 35 (iii) The institute must submit a final report to the appropriate 36 committees of the legislature by December 1, 2022. 37 p. 1353 ESSB 5187.SL