The office of management and budget shall develop a statewide central service indirect cost allocation plan according to federal cost allocation principles. Any state agency receiving federal funds shall seek reimbursement from the federal programs for indirect costs appropriately allocated to the agency in the plan. Any recoveries of central service indirect costs must be deposited in the state general fund at least once annually by the agency as determined by the
office of management and budget. The office of management and budget may exclude an agency or agencies from the requirements of this section. The office of management and budget may bill special fund agencies for central service indirect costs as determined in the cost allocation plan in the ratio that the agency's special funds are to its total budget. Appropriation authority to cover the billings must be included in the budgets of the special fund agencies.
54-44.1-16. Office of the budget and information technology department - New building construction cost-benefit analyses. The office of the budget shall complete a cost-benefit analysis for each new building construction project included in budget requests submitted by state agencies, departments, and institutions. The analysis must review options for co-locating with other state agencies, departments, or institutions and consider information on related technology costs and savings. The office of the budget shall obtain the assistance of the information technology department, and that department shall review the technology costs and savings involved in the proposed building and provide the analysis to the office of the budget. The office of the budget shall report on the cost-benefit analyses for building projects included in the governor's budget recommendation to the legislative assembly at the same time as the governor's budget and revenue proposals are presented.