Findings.

The legislature finds that:(1) Conserving energy and water in publicly owned buildings will have a beneficial effect on our overall supply of energy and water;(2) Conserving energy and water in publicly owned buildings can result in cost savings for taxpayers; and(3) Performance-based energy contracts are a means by which municipalities can achieve energy and water conservation without capital outlay.Therefore, the legislature declares that it is the policy that a municipality may, after a competitive selection process, negotiate a performance-based energy contract with a firm that offers the best proposal.[ 2007 c 39 s 1; 1985 c 169 s 1.]