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existing grantee contracts providing rental or housing subsidy and 1 services for eligible tenants in housing and homeless programs. The 2 department will work with stakeholders and grantees to increase 3 current contracts and distribute funds to account for increases in 4 housing and services costs across the state. 5 (((220))) (218)(a) $200,000 of the general fund—state 6 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the 7 department to conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the use of 8 agrivoltaic and green roof systems on projected new buildings with a 9 floor area of 10,000 square feet or larger to be developed over the 10 next 20 years in communities of 50,000 or greater. The department 11 shall consult with the department of ecology, private sector 12 representatives, and an organization that has experience conducting 13 cost-benefit analyses on green roofing. The cost-benefit analysis 14 must include: 15 (i) The impact of widespread green and agrivoltaic roof 16 installation on stormwater runoff and water treatment facilities in 17 communities with a population of greater than 50,000; 18 (ii) Potential water quality and peak flow benefits of widespread 19 green and agrivoltaic roof installation; 20 (iii) Public health impacts; 21 (iv) Air quality impacts; 22 (v) Reductions in fossil fuel use for buildings with agrivoltaic 23 systems; 24 (vi) Energy efficiency of buildings with agrivoltaic systems; 25 (vii) Job creation; and 26 (viii) Agrivoltaic installation and maintenance costs. 27 (b) The department shall submit the report to the energy policy 28 and fiscal committees of the legislature by June 30, 2023, that 29 includes, but is not limited to: 30 (i) The results of the cost-benefit analysis in (a) of this 31 subsection; 32 (ii) Recommendations on how agrivoltaic and green roofs can be 33 integrated into new and existing building code requirements related 34 to stormwater codes, energy codes, and the transition away from 35 natural gas; 36 (iii) An examination of existing programs at the city and county 37 level in Washington state; 38 p. 833 ESSB 5187.SL