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(1) The office shall assist the department of enterprise services 1 on providing the government-to-government training sessions for 2 federal, state, local, and tribal government employees. The training 3 sessions shall cover tribal historical perspectives, legal issues, 4 tribal sovereignty, and tribal governments. Costs of the training 5 sessions shall be recouped through a fee charged to the participants 6 of each session. The department of enterprise services shall be 7 responsible for all of the administrative aspects of the training, 8 including the billing and collection of the fees for the training. 9 (2) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2022 is provided solely for the governor's office of Indian 11 affairs to engage in a process to develop recommendations on 12 improving executive and legislative tribal relationships. In 13 developing the recommendations, the governor's office of Indian 14 affairs may contract with a third party facilitator. 15 (a) The governor's office of Indian affairs or the contracted 16 third party must host and facilitate discussions between the 17 executive branch, the legislative branch, and Indian tribes as 18 defined in RCW 43.376.010 to develop the recommendations. 19 (b) By December 20, 2021, the governor's office of Indian affairs 20 must submit a report of recommendations to the Governor and 21 legislature in accordance with RCW 43.01.036. At a minimum, the 22 report should include recommendations on: 23 (i) An examination of government-to-government relationship with 24 Indian tribes as in chapter 43.376 RCW; 25 (ii) The consultation processes; and 26 (iii) Training to be provided to state agencies and the 27 legislature. 28 (3)(a) $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the governor's office of 30 Indian affairs to expand capacity of the office to improve state and 31 local executive and tribal relationships. Funds must be used to 32 support: 33 (i) Consultation with tribes and local governments on 34 implementation of the climate commitment act and growth management 35 act; 36 (ii) Government-to-government engagement on natural resources, 37 environment, and infrastructure; 38 (iii) Consultation with tribes and local governments on tribal 39 legal definitions; 40 p. 738 ESSB 5187.SL