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fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for compensation to the trust 1 beneficiaries and department for lost revenue from leases to amateur 2 radio operators who use space on the department managed radio towers 3 for their equipment. The department is authorized to lease sites at 4 the rate of up to $100 per year, per site, per lessee. The 5 legislature makes this appropriation to fulfill the remaining costs 6 of the leases at market rate per RCW 79.13.510. 7 (10) $2,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2024 and $2,500,000 of the general fund—state 9 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 10 department to collect and refresh statewide lidar data. 11 (11) $1,200,000 of the resource management cost account—state 12 appropriation is provided solely for the agency to pursue 13 opportunities to provide workforce housing on state trust lands. 14 (12)(a) $1,500,000 of the natural climate solutions account—state 15 appropriation is provided solely for the department, in close 16 collaboration with the department of ecology, to convene a group 17 composed of a balanced representation of experts and stakeholders to 18 conduct a state ecosystem services inventory and develop a state 19 lands ecosystem services asset plan. The plan must outline how state 20 lands under the department's jurisdiction can be monetized, including 21 ecosystem services credits, and utilized to reduce the overall 22 greenhouse emissions, or increase greenhouse gas sequestration and 23 storage, in the state, including both public and private emissions. 24 (b) In developing the plan, the department must: 25 (i) Conduct a resource and asset inventory to identify all state- 26 owned or controlled lands under its jurisdiction that could be 27 eligible or utilized in ecosystem services credits, including carbon 28 offset markets; 29 (ii) Explore opportunities for the department to utilize its 30 inventoried proprietary assets in offering ecosystem services 31 credits, including carbon offset credits, both under the regulatory 32 offset programs, such as the one established under RCW 70A.65.170, 33 and existing or future voluntary, private ecosystem service markets, 34 including carbon offset programs; 35 (iii) Develop a marginal cost abatement model to inform highest 36 and best use of state assets in ecosystem services markets, including 37 carbon markets; 38 p. 440 ESSB 5187.SL