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;

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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