Salmon regions and lead entities were created by the Legislature in 1999 to implement salmon recovery in Washington. Funding for these two groups has remained mostly stagnant while the workload has expanded and purchasing power has decreased. Capacity funding for all lead entities and five of the eight salmon regions is added. (General Fund - State)

In August 2022, the Recreation and Conservation Office completed an equity review of its grants programs. To implement recommendations from this report, a position is funded to perform outreach and provide grant assistance to communities that are under resourced to enable them to successfully apply for recreation and conservation grants. (General Fund - State)

The agency is charged with providing grant funding for conservation, recreation, and salmon recovery, coordinating salmon recovery efforts, and coordinating Washington's invasive species council. These activities affect Tribes and tribal treaty rights. Ongoing funding adds a full-time tribal liaison to increase interactions with Tribes concerning engagement and coordination on projects, programs and agency operations. (General Fund - State)

The state Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act of 2021 created environmental justice requirements for certain agencies. The state Climate Commitment Act (CCA), also enacted in 2021, requires agencies that expend from the newly created climate accounts complete community engagement plans to describe how they will engage with overburdened communities and vulnerable populations. Funding is provided for the agency to complete the required community engagement plan. (Climate Investment Account - State)

For RCO to achieve its mission, it is required to collect recreation and conservation data, manage the information, and develop decision support tools. Funding will be used to transform the multi-year statewide recreation plan update by maintaining up-to-date, comprehensive data sets on trails, parks, open space, and public lands. This data will be made publicly available for use in statewide recreation and conservation planning in accordance with recommendations from a recent equity review of the agency's grant programs. (General Fund - State)

Flowering rush is an invasive plant that significantly damages aquatic ecosystems. It clogs irrigation pipes and dams, harbors predators of salmon, destroys habitat, and limits recreation. Ongoing funding is provided to remove flowering rush in six counties and three Tribal nations in the Columbia River Basin and Whatcom County. (Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State, General Fund - Federal)

Riparian conservation and restoration efforts require statewide coordination amongst Tribes, agencies and stakeholders. Ongoing funding is provided for a position to work with state agencies to improve project coordination, develop common metrics across programs, and consolidate data platforms. (Natural Climate Solutions Account - State)

The Hood Canal Bridge results in the death of 50% of juvenile steelhead passing through it. One-time funding is provided to install a near-term solution to reduce steelhead mortality at the bridge. The solution will be assessed to determine lessons learned and any necessary modifications to the design to improve the successful migration of juvenile steelhead. (General Fund - 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. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, Recreation Resources Account - State)

Funding is provided for a general wage increase of 4%, effective July 1, 2023; a general wage increase of 3%, effective July 1, 2024; targeted job classification base range increases; recognition and retention lump sum payments for employees employed on or before July 1, 2022 and continuously employed through July 1, 2023; shift premium increase for eligible shifts from $1 to $2.50 per eligible hour; a COVID-19 booster incentive of $1,000; supplemental shift premium increases for nurse classifications; 5% premium pay for employees who are assigned to a facility that provides direct care to residents, patients and/or clients and whose duties are required to be performed on location; and an increase of $250 to the annual lump sum payment for Labor and Industries risk classes 7200/7201. (Recreation Resources Account - State, NOVA Program Account - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

This provides health insurance funding as part of the master agreements for employees who bargain for health benefits as part of a coalition of unions. 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. (General Fund - Federal, NOVA Program Account - State, Recreation Resources Account - State)

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. (General Fund - State, Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - Federal, other funds)

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. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State, Recreation Resources Account - State, other funds)

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. (General Fund - Federal, Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - State)

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. (General Fund - State, General Fund - Federal, Recreation Resources Account - State, other funds)

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). (Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's share of costs related to the State Data Center. (General Fund - State, Recreation Resources Account - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated share of charges for archives and records management services provided by the Secretary of State's Office. (General Fund - State, Recreation Resources Account - State)

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the State Auditor's Office. (General Fund - State, Recreation Resources Account - 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. (General Fund - State, Recreation Resources Account - 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. (Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - 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. (Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - State)

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. (Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - State)

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. (Recreation Resources Account - State, General Fund - State)