Upon requisition of such board, the commissioner of finance and management shall issue his or her warrants for such sums as may from time to time be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 541 and 543 of this title, subject to the limitations prescribed in section 542 of this title. (1959, No. 328 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; amended 1963, No. 39, § 6, eff. April 11, 1963; 1983, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5(b).)