(1) The Oregon Department of Administrative Services, under the direction of the Governor and as provided by law, is responsible generally for the administration and coordination of internal accounting and other affairs, controls, procedures and services of a fiscal nature of the state government and agencies thereof.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by law, the department may authorize subject to its control the decentralized performance by state agencies of fiscal functions of the department. [1967 c.419 § 10]