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(e) Utilities may, but are not required to, work with other 1 utilities or use community action agencies to administer these funds 2 following the eligibility criteria for the low-income home energy 3 assistance program and the low-income household water assistance 4 program. 5 (f) By March 1, 2023, each utility who opted into the grant 6 program must report to the department, utilities and transportation 7 commission, and state auditor on how the funds were utilized and how 8 many customers were supported. 9 (g) Utilities may account for and recover in rates administrative 10 costs associated with the disbursement of funds provided in this 11 subsection. 12 (((200))) (198) $4,092,000 of the general fund—state 13 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for 14 implementation of Senate Bill No. 5566 (independent youth housing). 15 If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2022, the amount provided in 16 this subsection shall lapse. 17 (((201))) (199) $7,300,000 of the general fund—state 18 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely to increase 19 funding for the community services block grant program. Distribution 20 of these funds to community action agencies shall prioritize racial 21 equity and undoing inequity from historic underinvestment in Black, 22 indigenous, and people of color and rural communities. 23 (((202))) (200) $1,124,000 of the general fund—state 24 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for a grant to 25 expand health care access points with increased services from the 26 Tubman center for health and freedom to address disparate health 27 outcomes of Black Washingtonians. 28 (((203))) (201) $3,335,000 of the general fund—state 29 appropriation for fiscal year 2022 and $2,223,000 of the general fund 30 —state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a 31 grant to Snohomish county to stabilize newly arriving refugees from 32 the 2021 Afghanistan conflict and the 2022 Ukraine conflict. 33 (((204))) (202) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 34 for fiscal year 2022 and $300,000 of the general fund—state 35 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a grant to 36 a peer-led community and hospitality space located in south King 37 county to expand services for women engaging in the sex trade. 38 p. 828 ESSB 5187.SL