(a) Except for all acquisitions of real property by the Department of Transportation and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and except for the Department of Natural Resources acquiring by gift parcels of real property, not exceeding three acres each, to be used for the construction and operation thereon of boat-launching ramps, and except for acquisitions of real property by the Department of Technical and Adult Education in connection with student live work projects funded through moneys generated as a result of the sale of such projects, donations, or student supply fees, and except for acquisitions of real property by the commission resulting from transfers of custody and control of real property to the commission by executive order of the Governor or by Act or resolution of the General Assembly, all state agencies shall acquire real property through the commission.

(b) The commission is authorized to establish, and amend when the commission deems it necessary, a procedure to facilitate the handling by the commission of requests for acquisition of real property.

(c) The state agency requesting acquisition of real property shall provide all of the funds necessary to acquire the real property.