WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 654

(2) Before an appropriation may be authorized for construction of a
proposed capital project:

(i) the unit of State government requesting the appropriation shall
submit to the Departments of Budget and Fiscal Planning and General Services a detailed
design program, which shall include all information required by the Departments; and

(ii) both the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning and the
Secretary of General Services must approve the detailed design program.

(e)     Except with the approval of the Secretary of Budget and Fiscal Planning and
the Secretary of General Services, no change may be made in any proposed capital project
after the preliminary plan for that project has been completed and approved.

(f)      (1) This subsection applies only to capital projects that involve construction
of permanent or long-time duration.

(2) When the request for an appropriation for a capital project is submitted
to the General Assembly, the unit of the State government that would receive the capital
project or a State officer on behalf of the unit shall submit to the General Assembly:

(i) preliminary plans and outline specifications for the project that
show the size, the type of construction, and the arrangement of each building; and

(ii) a statement on the sufficiency of the proposed appropriation to
pay fully for the costs of that project.

(g)     Total project funding may utilize alternative construction methods, such as:

(1)     design/build which involves a single solicitation to design and build the
facility; or

(2)     "fast track" in which design and construction are implemented
concurrently.

(h) A request for total project funding may be authorized jointly by the
Secretaries of Budget and Fiscal Planning and General Services if:

(1) (I) the planning, design, construction, and equipment funds for the
project have been authorized and itemized in the [bond bill or general construction
loan] STATE BUDGET BILL OR A SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL; or

(2)     (II) the Secretaries make a determination, supported in writing and
submitted to the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly and the Board of
Public Works, that:

(i) 1. total project funding is time critical and will result in
significant cost savings;

(ii) 2. there is compelling reason why the procedure required in
paragraph (1) of this subsection cannot be adopted; and

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