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(5) $489,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $654,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of Second 3 Substitute House Bill No. 1639 (Billy Frank Jr. statue). If the bill 4 is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this 5 subsection shall lapse. 6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 618. FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL 7 SOCIETY 8 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $5,327,000 9 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . . $5,467,000 10 Local Museum Account—Washington State Historical 11 Society—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $70,000 12 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,864,000 13 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 14 conditions and limitations: 15 (1) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2024 and $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the purpose of supporting 18 the Washington museums connect initiative, creating an inventory of 19 rural, volunteer, and multidiscipline museums and place-based 20 heritage groups to connect at-risk museums to a statewide funding and 21 operational network. The department shall contract with an 22 organization that works with and connects museums in Washington 23 state. 24 (a) The contracted organization must: 25 (i) Submit to the department a report regarding funding needs for 26 the museums and place-based heritage groups identified in the 27 statewide inventory created in the first phase of the initiative; 28 (ii) Submit to the department a strategic plan assessing 29 opportunities for the entities identified in the statewide inventory 30 to access local, state, and national funding; and 31 (iii) Distribute to the entities identified in the inventory 32 information regarding opportunities to apply for local, state, and 33 national funding for the duration of the contract. 34 (b) The report and the strategic plan are due by June 30, 2025. 35 (2) $90,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 36 year 2024 and $88,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 37 p. 611 ESSB 5187.SL