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Public Utilities Commission, shall by rule require as a condition | | for state funding for construction that all planning and design for | | new or substantially renovated schools or school buildings subject | | to state board approval: |
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| | | A.__Involve consideration of architectural designs and | | energy systems that show the greatest net benefit over the | | life of the building by minimizing long-term energy and | | operating costs; |
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| | | B.__Include an energy-use target that exceeds by at least | | 20% the energy efficiency__standards in effect for | | commercial and institutional buildings pursuant to Title 10, | | section 1415-D; and |
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| | | C. Include a life-cycle cost analysis that explicitly | | considers cost and benefits over a minimum of 30 years and | | that explicitly includes the public health and environmental | | benefits associated with energy-efficient building design | | and construction, to the extent they can be reasonably | | quantified. |
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| | | The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to this section by | | July 1, 2004.__Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine | | technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2- | | A. |
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| | | 3.__Requirements for approval.__The state board shall withhold | | approval of a state-funded new or substantially renovated school | | or school building if the local school authority proposing the | | project can not show that it has duly considered the most energy- | | efficient and environmentally efficient designs suitable in | | accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this section. |
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| | | Sec. 3. State Board of Education rules; transition. Prior to the effective | | date of rules adopted pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 20-A, section 15908-A, the State Board of Education shall | | disseminate to appropriate local authorities proposing to | | construct or substantially renovate any school or school building | | information concerning the development of the rules and shall | | encourage planning and design that is consistent with the | | purposes of Title 20-A, section 15908-A. |
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| | | Sec. 4. Work group; review of building energy-efficiency standards. The Public | | Utilities Commission, in consultation with the Energy Resources | | Council, shall form a working group to review current state | | building energy standards and their enforcement. The working | | group shall also review various advanced building guidelines, | | including, but not limited to, the |
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