(1) Requests for information or study or legislation received from the Governor or from other state agencies or departments by the Legislative Council may be referred to the appropriate interim committee for its consideration.
(2) All state agencies shall furnish to the respective interim committees any information and assistance the committees may reasonably request.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of each of the interim committees to receive information and suggestions for new legislation or changes in existing legislation from the Governor, state agencies and departments, county and city officials, and from interested lay groups in the state within the subject areas of their respective committees.
(4) Each of the committees shall make continuing studies of the programs of state agencies, laws of the state, and the general operation of government within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee and shall make any recommendations regarding them as it shall deem appropriate.