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monthly report to the office of financial management and the 1 appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature with an 2 update of fire suppression costs incurred and the number and type of 3 wildfires suppressed. 4 (5) $5,647,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2024, $8,470,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2025, and $330,000 of the disaster response account—state 7 appropriation are provided solely for indirect and administrative 8 expenses related to fire suppression. 9 (6) $5,500,000 of the forest and fish support account—state 10 appropriation is provided solely for outcome-based performance 11 contracts with tribes to participate in the implementation of the 12 forest practices program. Contracts awarded may only contain indirect 13 costs set at or below the rate in the contracting tribe's indirect 14 cost agreement with the federal government. Of the amount provided in 15 this subsection, $500,000 is contingent upon receipts under RCW 16 82.04.261 exceeding $8,000,000 per biennium. If receipts under RCW 17 82.04.261 are more than $8,000,000 but less than $8,500,000 for the 18 biennium, an amount equivalent to the difference between actual 19 receipts and $8,500,000 shall lapse. 20 (7) Consistent with the recommendations of the Wildfire 21 Suppression Funding and Costs (18-02) report of the joint legislative 22 audit and review committee, the department shall submit a report to 23 the governor and legislature by December 1, 2023, and December 1, 24 2024, describing the previous fire season. At a minimum, the report 25 shall provide information for each wildfire in the state, including 26 its location, impact by type of land ownership, the extent it 27 involved timber or range lands, cause, size, costs, and cost-share 28 with federal agencies and nonstate partners. The report must also be 29 posted on the agency's website. 30 (8) $4,206,000 of the aquatic land enhancement account—state 31 appropriation is provided solely for the removal of creosote pilings 32 and debris from the marine environment and to continue monitoring 33 zooplankton and eelgrass beds on state-owned aquatic lands managed by 34 the department. Actions will address recommendations to recover the 35 southern resident orca population and to monitor ocean acidification 36 as well as help implement the Puget Sound action agenda. 37 (9) $279,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2024 and $286,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 p. 439 ESSB 5187.SL