B.__To the extent funds available pursuant to paragraph A are insufficient to fund fully staff support for the council, each member of the council shall enter into an agreement with the State Planning Office to share in the cost of providing the staff support.

C.__The council may seek, and the Public Utilities Commission may provide, funds to the council pursuant to Title 35-A, section 3211-A, subsection 5-A.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, sub-§1, śC, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 624, §4, is amended to read:

C. "Available funds" means funds available in the program fund but does not include any funds provided to the Energy Resources Council pursuant to subsection 5-A.

Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, sub-§5-A is enacted to read:

5-A.__Support for Energy Resources Council.__Notwithstanding any other provision of this section:

A.__The Energy Resources Council established under Title 5, section 3327 may apply to the commission for funding from the program fund to support projects and activities of the council related to energy conservation; and

B.__The commission may provide up to $200,000 in any fiscal year to the Energy Resources Council established under Title 5, section 3327 from the program fund if the funds are needed for particular projects or activities directed by the Legislature to be undertaken by the council, or the commission finds the projects or activities are generally consistent with the overall purposes of this section.

Sec. 4. Energy review and report. In addition to its other responsibilities, the Energy Resources Council established under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 3327 shall undertake a review of state energy-related policy and its implementation and prepare and submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy no later than December 3, 2003. The council shall review