[step_runner] run _merge_envs in simulation too.

recipe_modules/step/examples/full.expected/defer_results.json

 [
   {
     "cmd": [
       "echo",
       "Hello World"
     ],
     "name": "hello"
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
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       "friend": "Darth Vader"
     },
     "name": "goodbye"
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "recipes.py",
       "--help"
     ],
     "env": {
-      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[recipe_engine]:%(PATH)s"
+      "PATH": "RECIPE_PACKAGE_REPO[recipe_engine]:<PATH>"
     },
     "name": "recipes help"
   },
   {
     "cmd": [
       "bash",
       "-c",
       "exit 3"
     ],
     "name": "anything is cool"
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     ],
     "name": "testb"
   },
   {
     "name": "$result",
     "reason": "You can catch step failures.",
     "recipe_result": null,
     "status_code": 1
   }
 ]