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(ii) Planning work to facilitate transit-oriented development, 1 including costs associated with the preparation of state 2 environmental policy act environmental impact statements, planned 3 action ordinances, and subarea plans, costs associated with the use 4 of other tools under the state environmental policy act, and the 5 costs of local code adoption and implementation of such efforts; and 6 (iii) Planning for and accommodating housing that is affordable 7 for individuals and families earning less than 50 percent of the area 8 median income, including: 9 (A) Land use and regulatory solutions to address homelessness and 10 low-income housing; and 11 (B) Bridging homeless service planning with land use planning. 12 (b) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for an affordable housing 15 auditing program to monitor ongoing affordability of income- 16 restricted units constructed with affordable housing incentives, 17 including the multifamily tax exemption. 18 (12) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department 19 must publish on its website housing data needed to complete housing 20 needs assessments required by RCW 36.70A.070(2)(a). The data shall 21 include: 22 (a) Housing profiles for each county and city in the state, 23 including cost burden, vacancy, and income; 24 (b) Data to assess racially disparate impacts, exclusion, and 25 displacement; and 26 (c) A dashboard to display data in an easily accessible format. 27 (13) $1,330,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2024 and $995,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 29 for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for implementation of 30 Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1110 (middle housing). If 31 the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in 32 this subsection shall lapse. 33 (14) $15,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 34 fiscal year 2024 and $15,000,000 of the general fund—state 35 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 36 department to provide grants to entities that provide digital 37 navigator services, devices, and subscriptions. These services must 38 include, but are not limited to, one-on-one assistance for people 39 p. 82 ESSB 5187.SL