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install near-term solutions to prevent steelhead mortality at the 1 Hood canal bridge. 2 (10) The office must report to and coordinate with the department 3 of ecology to track expenditures from climate commitment act 4 accounts, as defined and described in RCW 70A.65.300 and section 5 302(13) of this act. 6 (11) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 7 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the connections and snow to 9 sea programs, which provide youth outdoor learning experiences in the 10 Blaine, Mount Baker, and Nooksack Valley school districts. 11 (12) $2,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 12 fiscal year 2024 and $2,500,000 of the general fund—state 13 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for grants to 14 local parks to address any maintenance backlog of existing 15 facilities, trails, and capital improvements. The funds should be 16 dispersed on a needs-based set of criteria and on a one-time basis. 17 Grants are limited to $100,000 per organization. Allowable uses of 18 grant funding include, but are not limited to, maintenance, repair, 19 or replacement of trails, restroom facilities, picnic sites, 20 playgrounds, signage, and kiosks, as well as necessary Americans with 21 disabilities act upgrades delayed due to the pandemic. Local parks 22 agencies may partner with nonprofit organizations in deploying this 23 maintenance and Americans with disabilities act funding. 24 NEW SECTION. Sec. 306. FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE 25 HEARINGS OFFICE 26 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $3,484,000 27 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $3,792,000 28 Climate Investment Account—State Appropriation. . . . . . . $898,000 29 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,174,000 30 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 31 conditions and limitations: 32 (1) $164,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33 year 2024, $379,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 34 fiscal year 2025, and $898,000 of the climate investment account— 35 state appropriation are provided solely for the agency to hire staff 36 to respond to increased caseloads, including appeals as a result of 37 the climate commitment act, chapter 316, Laws of 2021. 38 p. 419 ESSB 5187.SL