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(1) $500,000 of the state treasurer's service account—state 1 appropriation is provided solely for the review of local government 2 tax increment financing proposals as provided in RCW 39.114.020. 3 (2) $500,000 of the state treasurer's service account—state 4 appropriation is provided solely for the office to study existing and 5 proposed laws in other jurisdictions that limit consideration of 6 material factors in public financing and investments. The study must 7 consider any investment risk and economic risk to Washington 8 associated with identified laws. Authorized uses of the amount 9 provided in this subsection include, but are not limited to, 10 staffing, consulting fees, travel expenditures, or other goods and 11 services. The office must submit the study to the appropriate 12 committees of the legislature by December 1, 2024. 13 (3) Pursuant to RCW 82.08.225, the legislature authorizes the 14 state treasurer to deposit up to $3,000,000 of taxes collected 15 pursuant to RCW 82.08.020(1) into the statewide tourism marketing 16 account created in RCW 43.384.040 for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium. 17 *NEW SECTION. Sec. 124. FOR THE STATE AUDITOR 18 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $1,072,000 19 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $1,080,000 20 Auditing Services Revolving Account—State 21 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,519,000 22 Performance Audits of Government Account—State 23 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,871,000 24 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $22,542,000 25 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26 conditions and limitations: 27 (1) $1,585,000 of the performance audit of government account— 28 state appropriation is provided solely for staff and related costs to 29 verify the accuracy of reported school district data submitted for 30 state funding purposes; conduct school district program audits of 31 state-funded public school programs; establish the specific amount of 32 state funding adjustments whenever audit exceptions occur and the 33 amount is not firmly established in the course of regular public 34 school audits; and to assist the state special education safety net 35 committee when requested. 36 (2) Within existing resources of the performance audits of 37 government account, the state auditor's office shall conduct a 38 p. 32 ESSB 5187.SL