Section 353. Submission of estimates

1. The head of each administrative
  unit shall submit annually to the budget officer on or before the  first
  day  of  October,  an  estimate  of  revenues  and  expenditures of such
  administrative unit for the ensuing  fiscal  year.  The  budget  officer
  annually  may require that such estimates be so submitted on or before a
  specified earlier date, provided that in no event shall  such  estimates
  be  required  to  be  submitted prior to the first day of September. The
  estimate for each administrative unit shall be subdivided  according  to
  units  of  organization  and shall show the source of revenues and shall
  itemize the character and object of  expenditures.  Estimates  shall  be
  submitted  in such form and shall contain such additional information as
  the budget officer shall prescribe.
    2. The head of each authorized agency shall  submit  annually  to  the
  budget  officer,  on  or  before  the  date  fixed  by  or  pursuant  to
  subdivision one of this section, a request for an appropriation for such
  authorized agency  for  the  ensuing  fiscal  year.  Requests  shall  be
  submitted  in such form and shall contain such additional information as
  the budget officer shall prescribe.
    3.  The  budget  officer  annually  shall  notify  the  head  of  each
  administrative  unit  and  authorized  agency in writing of (a) the date
  fixed by or pursuant to subdivision one of this  section  on  or  before
  which  the  estimate  of  revenues  and  expenditures  or request for an
  appropriation, as the case may be, must be submitted, and (b)  the  form
  of,  and information to be contained in, such estimate or request.  Such
  notice shall be given not less than twenty days prior to such date.
    4. In the event that the head  of  an  administrative  unit  fails  to
  submit  an  estimate by the date specified by or pursuant to subdivision
  one of this section, the  budget  officer  forthwith  shall  prepare  an
  estimate for such administrative unit.