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(11) $518,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $519,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to continue 3 to provide policy and scientific support to the department of ecology 4 regarding surface and groundwater management issues as part of 5 implementing chapter 90.94 RCW streamflow restoration. 6 (12) $4,096,000 of the model toxics control operating account— 7 state appropriation is provided solely to analyze salmon contaminants 8 of emerging concern (CEC), including substances such as 6PPD-quinone 9 and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in already collected tissue 10 samples. This research will accelerate recovery and protection by 11 identifying the location and sources of CEC exposure. 12 (13) $130,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2024 and $130,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for an external facilitator to 15 seek solutions through a collaborative process using the department's 16 wolf advisory group. 17 (14) $194,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2024 and $194,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 19 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to update and 20 maintain rule making related to chapter 77.57 RCW, fishways, flow, 21 and screening. 22 (15) $822,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2024 and $822,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to monitor recreational 25 steelhead spawning and harvest in freshwater streams and rivers in 26 Puget Sound. 27 (16) $2,714,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2025 is provided solely for additional law enforcement 29 officers for marine and freshwater fisheries compliance and a patrol 30 vessel dedicated to coastal operations. 31 (17) $509,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2024 and $305,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to monitor recreational 34 shellfish harvests, monitor intertidal and crustacean fisheries, 35 address emerging environmental issues, maintain a new data management 36 infrastructure, and develop a disease and pest management program to 37 protect shellfish fisheries in the Puget Sound. 38 p. 427 ESSB 5187.SL