The functions, duties and powers of such officer are as follows:
(1) To make investigations, studies and inventories relative to all printing and publication activities performed by state agencies.
(2) To make recommendations to the Director of Finance and with his approval to consolidate and centralize the present printing facilities of the state and to specify the number and location of such facilities.
(3) To approve and to consolidate all purchases of printing equipment and supplies, equipment locations and printing schedules in the Capitol complex.
(4) To centralize printing order schedules to enable such work to be performed at the lowest possible cost.
(5) To establish a formal cost and billing system.
(6) To review all work done by vendors for the state in an effort to determine how much of such work could be performed by state printing facilities.
(7) To consolidate and authorize all purchase of photographic equipment and supplies.
(8) To promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.