1. The Great Lakes Commission shall submit annually to the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, in accordance with the laws and practice of this state, for study and consideration by such commissioner, an estimate of moneys required to administer, manage and support the commission during the ensuing fiscal year. Such estimate shall include any requests for appropriation of funds by New York state and shall be accompanied by a tabulation of similar requests which the commission expects to make to each other member state and the formula or factors upon which such respective requests are based.

2. The Commissioner of Environmental Conservation shall include a suitable item or items of estimated expenditures for the Great Lakes Commission in the budget estimates of his department.