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$424,757,000 1 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 2 conditions and limitations: 3 (1) The attorney general shall report each fiscal year on actual 4 legal services expenditures and actual attorney staffing levels for 5 each agency receiving legal services. The report shall be submitted 6 to the office of financial management and the fiscal committees of 7 the senate and house of representatives no later than ninety days 8 after the end of each fiscal year. As part of its by agency report to 9 the legislative fiscal committees and the office of financial 10 management, the office of the attorney general shall include 11 information detailing the agency's expenditures for its agency-wide 12 overhead and a breakdown by division of division administration 13 expenses. 14 (2) Prior to entering into any negotiated settlement of a claim 15 against the state that exceeds five million dollars, the attorney 16 general shall notify the director of financial management and the 17 chairs and ranking members of the senate committee on ways and means 18 and the house of representatives committee on appropriations. 19 (3) The attorney general shall annually report to the fiscal 20 committees of the legislature all new cy pres awards and settlements 21 and all new accounts, disclosing their intended uses, balances, the 22 nature of the claim or account, proposals, and intended timeframes 23 for the expenditure of each amount. The report shall be distributed 24 electronically and posted on the attorney general's web site. The 25 report shall not be printed on paper or distributed physically. 26 (4) $161,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2022 and $161,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the civil rights unit to 29 provide additional services in defense and protection of civil and 30 constitutional rights for people in Washington. 31 (5) $8,392,000 of the legal services revolving account—state 32 appropriation is provided solely for child welfare and permanency 33 staff. 34 (6) $617,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35 year 2022 and $617,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for multi-year arbitrations of 37 the state's diligent enforcement of its obligations to receive 38 amounts withheld from tobacco master settlement agreement payments. 39 p. 740 ESSB 5187.SL