In addition to other duties imposed by law, not later than January 1, 1987, the Office of Public Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations:

1. 1. For the full-time employment by state agencies of personnel to perform minor construction projects as determined by the Office of Public Affairs;
2. 2. Specifying building codes to be imposed on construction projects of state agencies;
3. 3. Permitting state agencies who have the expertise, upon written application, to perform any part of the responsibilities exercised by the Division pursuant to the provisions of the Public Building Construction and Planning Act for a specific project;
4. 4. Specifying procedures and guidelines for the implementation of shared savings financing by state agencies and departments; and
5. 5. Specifying energy conservation performance guidelines, for conducting a life cycle cost analysis of alternative architectural and engineering designs and alternative major items of energy-consuming equipment to be retrofitted in existing state-owned or leased structures and for developing energy performance indices to evaluate the efficiency of energy utilization for completing designs in the construction of state-financed and leased structures.

Laws 1983, SB 305, c. 304, § 177, eff. January 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1984, SB 364, c. 279, § 14, emerg. eff. July 1, 1984; Amended by Laws 1985, HB 1031, c. 294, § 11, emerg. eff. July 24, 1985; Amended by Laws 1986, HB 1832, c. 83, § 2, emerg. eff. April 3, 1986.