(A) The coordinating council shall make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority as to the policies and programs involved in the state’s economic development it considers necessary to carry out the objectives of the strategic plan.

(B) The coordinating council shall review agency requests for legislative appropriations for economic development and may make recommendations to the Office of the Governor and the State Fiscal Accountability Authority and the General Assembly concerning requests compatible with the objectives of the strategic plan. This section does not limit an agency’s direct access to the General Assembly, and comment by the coordinating council is not a part of the budget process.