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findings and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate 1 committees of the legislature by June 30, 2023. 2 (10)(a) Within amounts appropriated in this act, the department 3 must coordinate with the department of commerce in the administration 4 of the grant program created in section 129(88) of this act. 5 (b) If the federal emergency management agency provides 6 reimbursement for any portion of the costs incurred by a city or 7 county that were paid for using state grant funding provided under 8 section 129(88) of this act, the military department shall remit the 9 reimbursed funds to the state general fund. 10 (c) The department must provide technical assistance for the 11 public assistance program application process to applicants to the 12 grant program created in section 129(88) of this act. 13 (11) $438,000 of the disaster response account—state 14 appropriation is provided solely for a dedicated access and 15 functional needs program manager, access and functional need 16 services, and a dedicated tribal liaison to assist with disaster 17 preparedness and response. 18 (12) $275,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to provide a grant to 20 the Ruckelshaus center to compare traditional decision making systems 21 with other decision making structures and provide recommendations for 22 future emergency responses. 23 (13) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to contract for the 25 development of a plan for a state-level disaster individual 26 assistance program. The program should be modeled after successful 27 programs in other states and be linked to complimentary programs at 28 agencies such as the departments of commerce and social and health 29 services, and the office of the governor. The fully developed program 30 will detail the establishment, operations, and maintenance of a 31 state-level disaster individual assistance program. A report 32 detailing findings and recommendations for creating the program shall 33 be delivered to the appropriate legislative committees by June 30, 34 2023. 35 (14) $15,000 of the ((enhanced)) 911 account—state appropriation 36 is provided solely for implementation of Substitute Senate Bill No. 37 5555 (safety telecommunicators). If the bill is not enacted by June 38 30, 2022, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 39 p. 872 ESSB 5187.SL