281 NAC 9-008. CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET REQUESTS REVIEW, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PRIORITIZATION

008 CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET REQUESTS REVIEW, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PRIORITIZATION 008.01 APPLICABILITY. The following budget requests shall be reviewed by the Commission: 008.01(A). Any biennial capital construction budget request submitted by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska or Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges to the Governor pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 81-1113 subsection (1); and 008.01(B). Any major capital construction deficit appropriation request submitted by the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska or Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges pursuant to instructions by the Department of Administrative Services. 008.02 REVIEW CRITERIA. The Commission shall use the following criteria in the review of biennial capital construction budget requests and major capital construction deficit appropriation requests: 008.02(A) CONSISTENCY WITH THE STATEWIDE FACILITIES PLAN. Biennial capital construction budget requests and major capital construction deficit appropriation requests shall demonstrate consistency with the Statewide Facilities Plan. 008.02(B) CONSISTENCY WITH PREVIOUS CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT APPROVALS. The Commission shall consider recommending to the Governor and Legislature those capital construction projects approved by the Commission pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat.§ 85-1414 subsection (10). The Commission shall not recommend capital construction projects that it has previously disapproved pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-1414 subsection (10) unless such projects are resubmitted and approved by the Commission. 008.03 COMMISSION REVIEW, RECOMMENDATION, AND PRIORITIZATION 008.03(A). The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges, or a representative designated by the board, shall each submit to the Commission information the Commission deems necessary to review the governing board's capital construction budget request or major capital construction deficit appropriation request. 008.03(B). The Commission shall review the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska's and Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges' capital construction budget request and major capital construction deficit appropriation request as approved by the board, and may recommend modification, approval, or disapproval of such requests to the Governor and Legislature. 008.03(C). The Commission shall develop from a statewide perspective a unified prioritization of individual capital construction budget requests for which it has recommended approval pursuant to section 008.03(8) of these rules and regulations. The Commission shall submit such prioritization to the Governor and Legislature for their consideration. 008.03(D). The Commission may consider and respond to the priority order established by the Board of Regents or Board of Trustees in their respective capital construction budget requests. 008.03(E). Governing boards shall not submit a request for tax funds designated by the Legislature to provide an incremental increase in a facility's operations and maintenance costs, of more than the minimum capital expenditure, for any capital construction project that has been excluded from Commission review.