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competitive application for the federal department of energy regional 1 clean hydrogen hubs grant. The application must focus on the sectors 2 of the economy that are hardest to decarbonize, including industry, 3 heavy transportation, maritime, and aviation. 4 (((196))) (194) $3,335,000 of the general fund—state 5 appropriation for fiscal year 2022 and $2,223,000 of the general fund 6 —state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for 7 grants to counties to stabilize newly arriving refugees from the 2022 8 Ukraine-Russia conflict. 9 (((197))) (195) $50,000,000 of the general fund—state 10 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for digital 11 equity and broadband access programs. Programs funded under this 12 subsection may include programs to fulfill the recommendations of the 13 Washington digital equity forum; programs to conduct activities 14 identified by the statewide broadband office when developing the 15 digital equity plan required as part of the state digital equity 16 capacity grant program created in P.L. 117-58; and programs to 17 increase broadband access for low-income and rural communities, 18 including through low-orbit satellite broadband networks. 19 (((198))) (196)(a) $25,000,000 of the electric vehicle incentive 20 account—state appropriation is provided solely for the department to 21 implement programs and incentives that promote the purchase of or 22 conversion to alternative fuel vehicles. The department must work 23 with the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council created in 24 Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5974 (transportation resources) 25 to develop and implement alternative fuel vehicle programs and 26 incentives. 27 (b) In developing and implementing programs and incentives under 28 this subsection, the department must prioritize programs and 29 incentives that: 30 (i) Will serve individuals living in an overburdened community, 31 as defined in RCW 70A.02.010; 32 (ii) Will serve individuals who are in greatest need of this 33 assistance in order to reduce the carbon emissions and other 34 environmental impacts of their current mode of transportation in the 35 overburdened community in which they live; and 36 (iii) Will serve low-income communities, communities with the 37 greatest health disparities, and communities of color that are most 38 likely to receive the greatest health benefits from the programs 39 p. 826 ESSB 5187.SL