Any legislative committee having jurisdiction over a statutory provision listed in section 2601 shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, within 30 legislative days after the convening of the 2nd regular session after the date set out in section 2601 for review of that provision, a report evaluating the advisability of retaining the statutory provision. The legislative committee having jurisdiction over the statutory provisions listed in section 2601, subsection 3, shall prepare and submit its report by April 1, 1982. The appropriate departments of State Government are respectfully requested to provide all necessary assistance in preparing the report required by section 2603 and other statutory sections. [PL 1977, c. 696, §15 (NEW).]