Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3327, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 630, §1, is amended to read:

3. Quarterly meetings; staff. The council shall meet at least quarterly. The council shall prepare a work program for each year establishing priorities among its efforts. The State Planning Office, within the Executive Department, shall provide staff support funded from the conservation program fund established pursuant to Title 35-A, section 3211-A. 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.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §3211-A, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 624, §4, is amended to read:

5. Conservation program fund. The commission shall establish a conservation program fund to be used solely for conservation programs and to provide, as needed, up to $200,000 per fiscal year to support the Energy Resources Council established under Title 5, section 3327.

A. The commission shall deposit all assessments collected pursuant to this section, other than funds deposited in the administration fund, into the program fund.

B. Any interest earned on funds in the program fund must be credited to the program fund.

C. Funds not spent in any fiscal year remain in the program fund to be used for conservation programs.

D. The commission may apply for and receive grants from state, federal and private sources for deposit in the program fund and also may deposit in the program fund any grants or other funds received by or from any entity with which the commission has an agreement or contract pursuant to this section if the commission determines that receipt of those funds would be consistent with the purposes of this section. If the commission receives any funds pursuant to this paragraph, it shall establish a separate account within the program fund to receive the funds and shall keep those funds and any interest earned on those funds segregated from other funds in the program fund.

Sec. 3. Comprehensive energy review and report. In addition to its other responsibilities, the Energy Resources Council established