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Bill No. 5390 (forestlands/safeharbor). If the bill is not enacted by 1 June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. 2 (34) $70,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2024 and $30,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to advance 5 research and cooperation with governmental agencies of Finland and 6 Finnish organizations to implement sustainable forestry practices. 7 The department must report to the appropriate committees of the 8 legislature by June 30, 2024, on the use of the funds and the 9 research conducted and cooperation accomplished, and make 10 recommendations for further opportunities for collaboration. 11 (35) $278,000 of the natural climate solutions account—state 12 appropriation is provided solely for the department to perform 13 coordination and monitoring related to Puget Sound kelp conservation 14 and recovery. 15 (36) $312,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2024 and $313,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to coordinate 18 with the Olympic natural resources center to study emerging ecosystem 19 threats such as Swiss needlecast disease, fully implement the T3 20 watershed experiments on state trust lands, continue field trials for 21 long-term ecosystem productivity, and engage stakeholders through 22 learning-based collaboration. The department may expend up to $30,000 23 in one fiscal year to conduct Swiss needlecast surveys. 24 (37) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024 and $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 26 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to continue 27 the work specified in section 3291, chapter 413, Laws of 2019 to 28 assess public school seismic safety for school buildings not yet 29 assessed, focused on highest risk areas of the state as a priority. 30 (38) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 and $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to gain the 33 approval of the board of natural resources for any new lease or 34 existing lease subject to renewal, except for agricultural, grazing, 35 or communication site leases or commercial leases with an annual 36 value of less than $50,000. 37 (a) The department must make general summary lease information 38 for state public lands available to the public on a per parcel basis. 39 p. 446 ESSB 5187.SL