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protective or safety clothing for cold and heat, air purifiers for 1 the workplace or worker housing, protection from ticks and 2 mosquitoes, and heating and cooling devices. 3 (b) The department of health, in consultation with the 4 environmental justice council, community groups, and the department 5 of labor and industries, shall evaluate mechanisms to provide workers 6 with financial assistance to cover lost wages or other financial 7 hardships caused by extreme weather events and climate threats. 8 (c) No more than five percent of this funding may be used to 9 administer this grant program. 10 (27) $5,996,000 of the climate commitment account—state 11 appropriation is provided solely for the department to implement the 12 healthy environment for all act under chapter 70A.02 RCW, including 13 additional staff and support for the environmental justice council 14 and implementation of a community engagement plan. 15 (28)(a) $26,355,000 of the climate commitment account—state 16 appropriation is provided solely for the department to administer 17 capacity grants to tribes and tribal organizations and to 18 overburdened communities and vulnerable populations to provide 19 guidance and input: 20 (i) To agencies and to the environmental justice council on 21 implementation of the healthy environment for all act; and 22 (ii) To the department on updates to the environmental health 23 disparities map. 24 (b) At least 50 percent of the total amount distributed for 25 capacity grants in this subsection must be reserved for grants to 26 tribes and tribal organizations. 27 (c) Funding provided in this subsection may be used for tribes 28 and tribal organizations to hire staff or to contract with 29 consultants to engage in updating the environmental health 30 disparities map or on implementing the healthy environment for all 31 act. 32 (d) The department may use a reasonable amount of funding 33 provided in this subsection to administer the grants. 34 (29) $17,752,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2024 is provided solely to sustain information technology 36 infrastructure, tools, and solutions developed to respond to the 37 COVID-19 pandemic. The department shall submit a plan to the office 38 of financial management by September 15, 2023, that identifies a new 39 p. 326 ESSB 5187.SL