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(18) $360,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $224,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to complete 3 and maintain a statewide prioritization of fish passage barriers in 4 collaboration with regional salmon recovery organizations. 5 (19) $997,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6 year 2024 and $997,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to continue the assessment of 8 riparian ecosystems. The assessment must include identifying common 9 statewide definitions of terms for riparian usage, recommendations to 10 improve data sharing, and identifying any gaps in vegetated cover 11 relative to a science-based standard for a fully functioning riparian 12 ecosystem and comparing the status and gaps to water temperature 13 impairments, known fish passage barriers, and status of salmonid 14 stocks. 15 (20) $900,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2024 is provided solely for the Lummi Nation to make 17 infrastructure updates at the Skookum hatchery. 18 (21) $285,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19 year 2024 and $285,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 20 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to manage electronic tracked 21 crab fishery gear to avoid whale entanglements during their migration 22 as the agency develops a conservation plan to submit for an 23 endangered species act incidental take permit. 24 (22) $480,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024 and $435,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to equip officers with body worn 27 cameras to advance public safety. 28 (23) $158,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 29 year 2024 and $163,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Engrossed 31 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5371 (orca vessel protection). If the bill 32 is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 33 subsection shall lapse. 34 (24) $3,000,000 of the salmon recovery account—state 35 appropriation is provided solely for pass-through to tribes of the 36 upper Columbia river to support reintroduction of Chinook salmon 37 above Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams. 38 p. 428 ESSB 5187.SL