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to the following organizations in the amounts specified for the 1 purpose of coordinating, monitoring, restoring, and conducting 2 research for Puget Sound kelp conservation and recovery: 3 (a) $300,000 to the Squaxin Island Tribe; 4 (b) $200,000 to the Samish Indian Nation; 5 (c) $144,000 to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; 6 (d) $200,000 to the Northwest straits commission; 7 (e) $366,000 to the Puget Sound restoration fund to subcontract 8 with sound data systems and Vashon nature center; and 9 (f) $250,000 to the reef check foundation. 10 (40) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11 year 2024 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 12 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department's engagement 13 with the federal government, Indian tribes, water users, and local 14 governments on a process that could result in a federal Indian water 15 rights settlement through the Nooksack adjudication. The department 16 shall produce a monthly report during the claims filing period to 17 monitor the progress of claims filed by water users. The department 18 shall provide a report to the appropriate standing committees of the 19 legislature regarding the status of the adjudication and any 20 potential settlement structure by June 30, 2024, and by June 30, 21 2025. 22 (41) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2024 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to Whatcom county to 25 provide technical assistance that must be made available to all water 26 users in WRIA 1 in filing adjudication claims under RCW 90.03.140. 27 This assistance must be administered by Whatcom county and no portion 28 of this funding may be used to contest the claims of any other 29 claimant in the adjudication. 30 (42) $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 and $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to Whatcom county 33 acting as fiscal agent for the WRIA 1 watershed management board, in 34 support of collaborative water supply planning in WRIA 1. Funding may 35 be used to collect or analyze technical information, to develop and 36 assess the feasibility of water supply solutions in WRIA 1, and for 37 facilitation and mediation among parties including, but not limited 38 to, the department, Whatcom county, the public utility district, the 39 p. 413 ESSB 5187.SL