[§37-43]  Capital improvement project
allotment process.  The department of budget and finance shall carry out
the capital improvement project allotment process, which shall consist of
reviewing, prioritizing, and evaluating capital improvement project appropriation
proposals submitted by state and county agencies to assure conformity with
statewide planning goals and objectives and executive priorities, and report
its findings and recommendations to the governor in order that such proposals
may be considered for possible inclusion in the executive capital improvement
project budget that is to be presented to the legislature.  The department
shall also review, analyze, and report on state and county capital improvement
project appropriation proposals that extend over wide geographical areas of the
State and that have significant impacts upon economic development, land use,
environmental quality, construction employment, and executive policy
directions. [L 1988, c 352, §1]