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(c) Before updating their zoning ordinances, a city must use a 1 racial equity analysis and establish antidisplacement policies as 2 required under RCW 36.70A.070(2)(e) through (h) to ensure there will 3 be no net displacement of very low, low, or moderate-income 4 households, as defined in RCW 43.63A.510, or individuals from racial, 5 ethnic, and religious communities which have been subject to 6 discriminatory housing policies in the past. 7 (d) The department shall prioritize applicants who: 8 (i) Aim to authorize middle housing types in the greatest 9 proportion of zones; and 10 (ii) Subcontract with multiple community-based organizations that 11 represent different vulnerable populations in overburdened 12 communities, as defined in RCW 70A.02.010, that have traditionally 13 been disparately impacted by planning and zoning policies and 14 practices, to engage in eligible activities as described in (b) of 15 this subsection. 16 (e) For the purposes of this subsection, "middle housing types" 17 include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixplexes, 18 townhouses, courtyard apartments, cottage housing, and stacked flats. 19 (((190))) (188)(a) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state 20 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the 21 department to administer an energy efficient housing pilot program 22 with the goal of reducing energy consumption and related expenses for 23 low-income agricultural workers in the Yakima valley. Funding must be 24 distributed in the form of grants to community-based organizations, 25 with priority given to organizations with a proven track record of 26 assisting agricultural workers. 27 (b) Grant recipients may use the funds awarded under (a) of this 28 subsection to conduct the following activities for eligible housing: 29 (i) Install photovoltaic solar panel systems, solar water heating 30 systems, and battery backups; 31 (ii) Replace energy inefficient appliances with energy star 32 certified appliances; 33 (iii) Replace existing lighting with light emitting diode 34 lighting; and 35 (iv) Conduct weatherization of homes and other residences. 36 (c) Eligible housing includes: 37 (i) Homes owned and occupied by agricultural workers; and 38 (ii) Homes, apartments, and other residential facilities 39 providing rental housing to agricultural workers, provided that the 40 p. 821 ESSB 5187.SL