The Pollution Liability Insurance Agency’s current underground storage tank (UST) reinsurance program is ineffective in meeting the current needs of Washington’s UST owners and operators and fulfilling the state’s environmental cleanup goals. With legislative authorization, the reinsurance model will be transitioned to a state-funded program. Establishing a state financial assurance program will allow the agency to directly administer funding that is responsive to the state’s toxics cleanup standards by providing direct assistance to UST owners and operators seeking cleanup of leaking tanks. (Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

Health insurance funding is provided for state employees who are not represented by a union, who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination, or who are not part of the coalition of unions for health benefits. The insurance funding rate is $1,160 per employee per month for fiscal year 2024 and $1,233 per employee per month for fiscal year 2025. (Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State, General Fund - Federal, Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated)

Funding is provided for recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State, General Fund - Federal)

Funding is provided for wage increases for state employees who are not represented by a union or who are covered by a bargaining agreement that is not subject to financial feasibility determination. It is sufficient for a general wage increase of 4 percent, effective July 1, 2023 and a general wage increase of 3 percent, effective July 1, 2024. This item includes both general government and higher education workers. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

For eligible Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems Plan 1 members, this item provides an increase of 3%, up to a maximum of $110 per month. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated)

Funding is provided for a $1,000 lump sum COVID-19 booster incentive for non-represented employees. This funding does not cover institutions of higher education. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, General Fund - Federal, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

Agency budgets are reduced by the base budget amounts provided to Consolidated Technology Services for Microsoft 365 licenses so the cost can be added to the central service model allocation in CTS central services (Step 92J). (Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State, Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated)

Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Attorney General's Office. Because legal services expenditures are based on consumption, funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive. The methodology to estimate consumption has been updated from a three-year average to a two-year average and allows for analysis to incorporate unique agency circumstances. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) for the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Cybersecurity, state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, security gateways, and geospatial imaging services. This amount now includes the total amount for agencies that use the Microsoft 365 shared tenant. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) for campus rent, parking, contracts, and security; capital project surcharges; financing cost recovery; public and historic facilities; real estate services; risk management services; personnel service rates; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; small agency services; and the department's enterprise applications. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State, Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated)

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services provided by the Office of Financial Management. See Chapter 11 of the 2023-25 OFM Budget Instructions for allocation methodologies. (Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State, Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated)

A new central service is created to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for statewide policy staff and the Office of Equity. (Heat Oil Pollution Liability Trust - Non-Appropriated, Pollution Liab Insurance Prog Trust - State)