52:18A-188.  Means to accomplish duties
In order to accomplish the foregoing, the administration or the department,  as the case may be, shall:

a.  Be responsible for evaluating all requests affecting the information processing facilities of the State including:

(1) The acquisition, continuation or alteration of equipment;

(2) The use of consulting firms in information processing studies or projects;  and

(3) The purchase of information processing services;

b.  Direct the assignment and reassignment of information processing tasks among the various State government information processing facilities;

c.  Be the organization to represent the State in all intergovernmental matters relating to information processing;  and

d.  Promulgate those rules and regulations which are necessary to effectuate  the purposes of this act.

L.1984, c. 34, s. 11.