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(20) $9,795,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2024, $10,015,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 2 for fiscal year 2025, and $15,025,000 of the general fund—federal 3 appropriation are provided solely for the operation of secure 4 withdrawal management and stabilization facilities. The authority may 5 not use any of these amounts for services in facilities that are 6 subject to federal funding restrictions that apply to institutions 7 for mental diseases, unless they have received a waiver that allows 8 for full federal participation in these facilities. Within these 9 amounts, funding is provided to increase the fee for service rate for 10 these facilities up to $650 per day. The authority must require in 11 contracts with behavioral health entities that they pay no lower than 12 the fee for service rate. The authority must coordinate with regional 13 behavioral health entities to identify and implement purchasing 14 strategies or regulatory changes that increase access to services for 15 individuals with complex behavioral health needs at secure withdrawal 16 management and stabilization facilities. 17 (21) $1,401,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 18 fiscal year 2024, $1,401,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 19 for fiscal year 2025, and $3,210,000 of the general fund—federal 20 appropriation are provided solely for the implementation of intensive 21 behavioral health treatment facilities within the community 22 behavioral health service system pursuant to chapter 324, Laws of 23 2019 (2SHB 1394). 24 (22)(a) $12,878,000 of the dedicated cannabis account—state 25 appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and $12,878,000 of the dedicated 26 cannabis account—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are 27 provided solely for: 28 (i) A memorandum of understanding with the department of 29 children, youth, and families to provide substance abuse treatment 30 programs; 31 (ii) A contract with the Washington state institute for public 32 policy to conduct a cost-benefit evaluation of the implementations of 33 chapter 3, Laws of 2013 (Initiative Measure No. 502); 34 (iii) Designing and administering the Washington state healthy 35 youth survey and the Washington state young adult behavioral health 36 survey; 37 (iv) Maintaining increased services to pregnant and parenting 38 women provided through the parent child assistance program; 39 p. 255 ESSB 5187.SL