After such public hearings, the Governor shall proceed to the formulation of the budget provided for in Sections 41-4-82 and 41-4-83. In doing so, he shall give such weight to the estimates of income prepared by the Department of Finance, to the estimates of expenditure requirements submitted by the departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, offices and institutions of the state, to the tentative budget prepared by the Department of Finance and to the testimony elicited at the hearing thereon as he deems proper, but the proposals contained in the budget shall represent his judgment and recommendations with respect to the provisions to be made for meeting the revenue and expenditure needs of the government for each of the budget years.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 4 - Department of Finance.
Article 4 - Division of the Budget.
Section 41-4-80 - Established; Functions and Duties.
Section 41-4-81 - Budget Officer.
Section 41-4-82 - Transmission of Budget to Legislature.
Section 41-4-83 - Form and Contents of Budget.
Section 41-4-84 - Estimates of Appropriations to Be Submitted to Department of Finance.
Section 41-4-85 - Estimates of Income to Be Prepared by Department of Finance.
Section 41-4-86 - Tentative Budget - Preparation.
Section 41-4-87 - Tentative Budget - Hearings.
Section 41-4-88 - Formulation of Final Budget.
Section 41-4-89 - Supplemental Estimates for Additional Appropriations.
Section 41-4-90 - Availability and Effect of Appropriations; Restriction of Allotments by Governor.
Section 41-4-91 - Requisition, Duration, Approval and Modification of Allotments of Appropriations.
Section 41-4-92 - Disposition of Departmental and Institutional Fees, Receipts, Etc.
Section 41-4-93 - Lapsing of Appropriations.
Section 41-4-94 - Emergency Appropriations.
Section 41-4-95 - Appropriations Wrongfully Expended.
Section 41-4-96 - Penalties for Violations of Article.
Section 41-4-97 - Annual Report by Certain State Agencies Regarding Receipt of Federal Funds.