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(91) $9,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2024 and $9,000,000 of the general fund—state 2 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 3 department for grants to local governments for maintaining programs 4 and investments which are primarily funded through document recording 5 fees pursuant to RCW 36.22.178, 36.22.179, and 36.22.1791. In 6 allocating grant funding to local jurisdictions, awards must be based 7 on a formula, determined by the department, to ensure that grants are 8 distributed equitably among cities and counties. 9 (92) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2024 is provided solely for the task force created in section 11 917 of this act to examine housing supply and affordability. 12 (93)(a) $1,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2024 and $1,500,000 of the general fund—state 14 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a law 15 enforcement technology grant program for the purpose of providing law 16 enforcement with modern vehicle pursuit management technology 17 including, but not limited to, global positioning system tracking 18 equipment, automated license plate reading technology, aircraft, and 19 nonarmed and nonarmored drone technology. 20 (b) Grants must be awarded to local law enforcement agencies 21 based on locally developed proposals. The department shall establish 22 policies for applications under this subsection in addition to 23 criteria for evaluating and selecting grant recipients. A proposal 24 must include a request for specific technology and a specific plan 25 for the implementation, use, and effectiveness reporting of that 26 technology. 27 (c) Before grants are awarded, each local law enforcement agency 28 seeking to acquire vehicle pursuit technology must: 29 (i) Establish data-sharing and management policies including 30 policies related to sharing data between law enforcement agencies and 31 other third parties; and 32 (ii) Establish policies ensuring all personnel who operate the 33 vehicle pursuit technology, or access the vehicle pursuit technology 34 data, are trained to use that technology and are able to comply with 35 the data-sharing and management policies prior to the operational use 36 of the vehicle pursuit technology. 37 *Sec. 129 was partially vetoed. See message at end of chapter. p. 78 ESSB 5187.SL