Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §15903, sub-§3, ¶A, as amended by PL 1985, c. 785, Pt. A, §93, is further amended to read:

A. The Bureau of Public Improvements General Services, Department of Administration Administrative and Financial Services;

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §15903, sub-§3-A is enacted to read:

3-A.__State agency reviews.__The state agencies responsible for approving plans and specifications under subsection 3 shall review the required plans and specifications in an application and shall approve or disapprove the application within 60 days of receiving the application.__Each state agency shall review the plans and specifications and submit preliminary comments to the state board within 30 days of receipt of the application.__If any of the state agencies finds cause to disapprove the plans and specifications, the agency must recommend changes to the plans and specifications to the state board within 30 days of receipt of the application.__The state board shall send the plans and specifications back to the school administrative unit for any necessary corrections and shall establish a maximum time frame within which the unit must make corrections and resubmit the corrected plans and specifications to the state board and the appropriate state agency for final approval or disapproval.__If any of the respective state agencies fails to review and approve or disapprove the plans and specifications within the time limits specified in this subsection, the state board may approve the plans and specifications submitted to it, with the advice and consent of the commissioner.

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §15905, sub-§1, ¶C is enacted to read:

C.__Beginning with the second regular session of the Legislature in fiscal year 2002-03 and every other year thereafter, the commissioner shall certify the maximum debt service limits established by the Legislature to the state board on or before July 1st.__The state board shall notify school administrative units that have applied for school construction projects within 30 days of the receipt of the commissioner's certification notice of those maximum debt service limits.__To ensure that state subsidies for school construction projects are allocated in an expeditious manner, the state board, the department, school administrative units and school boards shall make every reasonable effort to complete the review, local vote, approval and any other requirements necessary pursuant to this chapter so that construction may begin