Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §101, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read:

D. Establish a limit for allocating resources under the certificate of need program described in Title 22, chapter 103-A, called the capital investment fund, for each year of the plan pursuant to section 102.

Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read:

2. Input. In developing the plan, the Governor shall, at a minimum, review the process for the development of the plan with the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters and seek input from the Advisory Council on Health Systems Development, pursuant to section 104; the Maine Quality Forum and the Maine Quality Forum Advisory Council, pursuant to Title 24-A, chapter 87, subchapter 2; a statewide health performance council; and other agencies and organizations.

Sec. 3. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3, ¶A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, is amended to read:

A. Assess health care cost, quality and access in the State based on demographic, health care service and health care cost data;

Sec. 4. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3, ¶¶E and F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 469, Pt. B, §1, are amended to read:

E. Outline strategies to:

(1) Promote health systems change;

(2) Address the factors influencing health care cost increases; and

(3) Address the major threats to public health and safety in the State, including, but not limited to, lung disease, diabetes, cancer and heart disease; and

F. Provide recommendations to help purchasers and providers make decisions that improve public health and build an affordable, high-quality health care system.; and

Sec. 5. 2 MRSA §103, sub-§3, ¶G is enacted to read: