{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-1763","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §1763","heading":"No facility leased without life-cycle costs","body":"No public improvement, as defined in this chapter, or public school facility, with an area in excess of 10,000 square feet within a given building boundary, may be leased until a life-cycle costs analysis has been performed and a lease may only be approved when the life-cycle costs analysis compare favorably to available like facilities.\nIn the event of an emergency such as a building destroyed by fire, this requirement may be waived by the Bureau of General Services.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 4: FINANCE","CHAPTER 153: PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS","SUBCHAPTER 1-A: ENERGY CONSERVATION IN BUILDINGS ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec1763.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"190c3d909e61e2d18052fbc099a5c35d6877c9d0b0f09dd371b780b00001a178","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-1762-a","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-1764"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}