The approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections or his authorized representative shall be required prior to the initiation of any new construction or significant modification of existing facilities at any institution under Board jurisdiction.
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 125-2-2-.02
Ga. Constitution 1983, Art. XI, Sec. I, Par. (b); O.C.G.A. Secs. 42-2-11, 42-3-3, 42-5-53, 42-10-2.