8. Subpoenas. To issue subpoenas under the signature of either of the cochairs upon a majority vote of the committee in the event of refusal to appear or to produce papers or records, including books, accounts, documents, computer disks or memory or other electronic media and other materials regardless of their physical or electronic form. A subpoena issued under this subsection must be issued pursuant to the provisions of section 165 and chapter 21;

Sec. KKK-3. 3 MRSA §996, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is amended by adding at the end a new paragraph to read:

The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services shall provide office space to house the office within the Burton M. Cross Building.__This office space must be provided at no charge.

Sec. KKK-4. 3 MRSA §997, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 702, §2, is amended to read:

4. Information available to the office. Notwithstanding any other law relating to the confidentiality of information, all information in the files of a state agency or other entity subject to program evaluation by the office under this chapter

must be made available when necessary to the office for performance of its duties. Information that is made available to the office is governed by chapter 21, which governs legislative investigating committees, and by Title 1, chapter 13, which governs public records and proceedings.

A. Before beginning a program evaluation under this chapter that may require access to records containing confidential or privileged information, the office shall consult with representatives of the state agency or other entity to discuss methods of identifying and protecting privileged or confidential information in those records. During that consultation, the state agency or other entity shall inform the office of all standards and procedures set forth in its policies or agreements to protect information considered to be confidential or privileged. The office shall limit access to information that is privileged or confidential by appropriate methods, which may include examining records without copying or removing them from the source.

B. Documentary or other information obtained by the office during the course of a program evaluation under this chapter is privileged or confidential to the same extent under law