Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 11, Article 4, Code of Virginia.

A. On or before November 1, 2002, the Director of the Department of General Services shall provide a plan to the Governor and to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees on the implementation of an internal service fund for operation of the Bureau of Capital Outlay Management. The plan shall include an explanation of the proposed rate structure and evaluation criteria.

B. The Bureau of Capital Outlay Management is authorized to recover from capital projects the increased cost for fire inspection services in an amount not to exceed $90,000 for fiscal year 2003.

C. The Physical Plant Acquisition and Construction program includes an internal service fund to support the Bureau of Capital Outlay Management. This internal service fund shall consist of the fees imposed upon state agencies and institutions of higher education for the review of capital outlay projects’ architectural, mechanical, and life safety plans. The estimated total amount to be collected by this fund is $960,000 in the first year and $1,921,000 in the second year. With the prior approval of the Secretary of Finance, the State Comptroller shall provide a treasury loan of up to $960,000 to the agency in the first year to provide for the costs of implementing this internal service fund.

D. Under the internal service fund, the Department of General Services shall review 85 percent of all capital outlay projects within 14 calendar days, 95 percent within 21 calendar days, and 100 percent within 28 days of submission. The Department of General Services also shall work with its client agencies and institutions to develop estimated budgetary standards for the hours and associated costs of review that will be required for different project types. The Department shall report its performance in meeting these standards to the chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by July 15, 2004.

E. In administering this internal service fund, the Department of General Services may dedicate a full-time position to conduct fire and life safety code reviews for any institution of higher education that generates a high volume of capital outlay projects on a routine basis. This dedicated reviewer shall report to the Director of the Bureau of Capital Outlay Management but may be located at the institution of higher education. The cost of the dedicated reviewer shall be borne by the higher education institution.